He's My King Series

But don’t misunderstand me, Jesus knew what was before Him, he knew that betrayal, humiliation, suffering and death awaited Him and yet He chose to come to Jerusalem.

His Coming Was Prophetic!

Third, His His Coming Was Passionate!

•Such is the magnificent love of the

Savior for you! So how could you wonder if God could possibly love you? I know that some of you perhaps may be saying, “But I have failed him. You are so ashamed that it is impossible for you to imagine that God could still care about you. Jesus is not surprised by our failures. He came to Jerusalem in order to deliver us from such things. He knows what you have done, and wants to make you clean and to set you free. His invitation is simple, "Come to me, all you who are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest." Have you done that? Are you hiding from the very One who wants to love you more than you have ever been loved before? Maybe it’s time to stop hiding and to start believing.

•Maybe life is difficult for you right now. Perhaps you wonder if God is "out to get you." Perhaps, things are so painful in your life that you are questioning his love for you. If that is the case, look again at His walk into Jerusalem and realize, that He loves you with a depth of love that is beyond imagination. See Him as he goes to the cross on your behalf and in your place. Realize that his love is so great that you can be certain that he would not allow any needless suffering in your life. The trials that come at present are purposeful and designed to lead you into something good.

•Perhaps, you find that life is characterized by loneliness and a feeling that you have been forgotten. It is possible, that you walk through your life wondering if anyone would miss you if you were gone. Understand that when Jesus marched into Jerusalem you were on his mind. The death He willingly suffered was a sacrifice designed to make you part of his family. You may feel alone, deserted, unimportant..... but you were significant enough to the Savior for him to go to a cross on your behalf. He knows you and loves you.

But I am reminded of our text; in verse sixteen we read: "at first his Disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him."

On that day when Jesus walked toward Jerusalem the Disciples were unaware of what God was doing. They missed the significance of that day. Only later did they come to see the hand of God in all that was taking place. That may be true in your life as well.

But the fact that you don’t understand what is going on in your life, does not mean that God is not at work. He has promised that he would lead everyone who believes in him to that which is ultimately good. Our promise is that God knows what he is doing. You may not understand but you can trust him. In fact, God does not require you to understand. He just asks you to trust Him. The one thing we do understand is that the Lord wants us to entrust ourselves to Him. Are you willing to do so?