THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING / Hosanna

This year The Feast of Passover 
begins at Sundown April 10th 2017. 
This is the 1^st of 7 devotions for the 1^st day of

“Passover”

THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING
by
Rebecca Cooley

(Adapted from John 12:12-19; Luke 28-40)

It is Passover. Jesus is going to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast. As He neared the city, the news of His arrival swept through the streets. The crowd of Passover visitors was eager and excited to see this man who had power to raise the dead. They wanted to touch the miracle man.

As they neared the city, Jesus said to two of His disciples, “Go into the village yonder and you will see a donkey’s colt tied. Loose it and bring it to me.”

Jesus rode into the city on the back of a donkey. The crowd was waiting. They threw palm branches and their garments down in front of the donkey giving the Messiah a grand welcome. They began to shout and rejoice loudly for all the mighty miracles and works of power that they had witnessed. “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord!” “Hail to the King of Israel!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

The Pharisees were also in the crowd. Several of the Jewish leaders pushed their way through shouting at the Messiah, “Rebuke your disciples! Get them under control!”

Jesus calmly looks down from the donkey’s colt into the eyes of the shouting Pharisee, “I tell you mister, if these people keep silent, the very stones will cry out!”

The very presence of the Messiah requires praise. It did then and it does now.

Lord, I don’t want the rocks to cry out my praise. I want to worship You with my life, with my thoughts, with the attitudes of my heart and with the words of my mouth. When I step in Your steps and walk in love, I am worshiping You.

© LoveWalkPublishing Recitation authored by RebeccaAnnCooley

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HOSANNA

(Adapted from John 12:12-19; Luke 28-40)

Verse 1

Coming to Jerusalem again, 
But this time something’s different

This time something’s stirring, 
This time they’re singing

Chorus

Hosanna, 
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Hosanna, 
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!

Verse 2

Oh what humility this King displays, 
Meek and lowly, on a donkey

As palm branches are laid in His way.

© LoveWalkMusic WordsAndMusic by KentCliffordCooley