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September 16, 2025; Luke 19:28-48

September 16, 2025; Luke 19:28-48

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 Daily Dose of Hope September 16, 2025 Scripture – Luke 19:28-48 Prayer: Lord, We need you. Our world is unstable and unjust. It is a place where innocent people die and power and control take precedent over mercy and compassion. While we know that sin and brokenness are everywhere, it is still hard to take it in. We don’t know which way to turn. So, we need you. We need your peace, your justice, and your wisdom. Help us be the people you have called us to be, even when it’s hard. Fill us with your courage to speak truth and grace. More of you and less of me. In Your Name, Amen. Welcome back to the Daily Dose of Hope, the devotional and podcast that complements the New Hope Bible reading plan at New Hope Church in Brandon, Florida. We are currently doing a deep dive into the Gospels and Acts. Today, we finish up Luke 19. We start with Jesus entering Jerusalem as King; this is what we call the Palm Sunday passage. We are so used to this narrative that sometimes we don’t see the strangeness of it. This is an odd scene. Jesus sends two of his disciples to go on ahead to the village and find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. If someone asks why you are taking it, then just say the Lord needs it. What this says to us is that Jesus has taken care of every single detail. We don’t know how he has done it, but Jesus is God and he has made sure everything is right. So, they get the colt. They put their cloaks on the colt and Jesus rides on it. Others spread their cloaks on the road. As he makes his way down the Mount of Olives, a crowd of his disciples gather and begin praising God. Now, this isn’t just the twelve disciples. This is probably a fairly large group of believers that have seen his power, the people who have heard his teaching, watched his miracles. And they shout out, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” A couple things to note here: · All of this is very intentional. This is not a coincidence. This is a very intentional show of power. Jesus is being given a royal welcoming. First, he is riding on a colt. In the Old Testament, new kings would come riding in on the mule or donkey of the the previous king. We see in 1 Kings 1 that David puts his son Solomon on his own mule, a trumpet is sounded, and the people rejoice and shout, then the priest and the prophet Nathan anoint him as king of Israel. The mule is like the presidential limo, a sign of power and prestige that says that this is the new leader. · What’s interesting here is that Jesus is not riding on the previous king’s mule or donkey. He is riding on a colt that has never been ridden. Scripture makes a point of telling us this. Why? Because God is doing a new thing, Jesus is a different kind of king. · Then, there is this whole issue of the cloaks being thrown down on the path for Jesus to pass. The people are running ahead and shouting his praises. This is the kind of welcome that a royal official of the Roman government would receive. Think of it like the red carpet being rolled out. This is the sign that a very important leader, the new king, has arrived. All of this has meaning. And for the Jews in the crowd, and most of them would have been Jewish, they would have known that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. Zechariah 9:9, Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. All of this is pointing to the fact that Jesus is the king. This large group of disciples were praising God joyfully and shouting, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord…” What might not be apparent to us is that when they shout this – Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord, Peace in heaven and glory on highest” they are expressing that this is the Messiah, this is the anointed one, the one they had been waiting for that God had sent to save them. These words echo Psalm 118:22-26, The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; 23 the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes. 24 The Lord has done it this very day; let us rejoice today and be glad. 25 Lord, save us! Lord, grant us success!26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Surely, this is the long-expected Messiah, this is the one that God sent to sit on the throne of David, just as he promised some 600 years before. You see, its all coming together for them. And thus, there is much joy and celebration for God has sent King Jesus to save us. But what happens next is worth noting. The Pharisees tell Jesus to make his disciples stop. Stop the praising. Stop the quoting of Scripture. In fact, what they say is, “Teacher, rebuke your...
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