Reading:
And
when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount
of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway
ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them
unto me. And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath
need of them; and straightway he will send them. All this was done, that it
might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, Tell
ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting
upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass. And the disciples went,
and did as Jesus commanded them, And brought the ass, and the colt, and
put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their
garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them
in the way. And the multitudes that
went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the
highest.
Commentary:
One
aspect or quality of meekness, is the willingness to submit or leave all things
to the judgment of God. The meek quietly
and humbly commit their life to the Lord, accepting His judgments, even if it
means their own death. In many places of
Scripture then we find Jesus in the spirit of meekness, always doing and
accepting His Father's will. This is why
He willingly rode into Jerusalem knowing it would only bring Him man's erring
judgment and death, for this was His high calling from the Father, to meekly
endure the cross for our sake. "Father
into Thy hands I commend My spirit."
We use this text often for Advent, in that the people of Jerusalem
happily received Christ as a King, though He rode upon a lowly donkey. When He returns again, He will however appear
in all His glory, and His daughters and sons who meekly suffered all things
here, will be crowned in great triumph and glory there in the world to
come. The Kingdom of Glory then is above
us, and while on earth we live in His Kingdom of Grace, which leads to
glory. "Tell ye the daughter of
Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek."
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