war, but in peace. I am coming to you as your true King of Peace. I am coming in love and not in hate. I am coming to you in humility, lowliness, and meekness.” However, when He comes again, He will not be riding on a donkey, but on a white horse as John saw in Revelation 19:11. The crowd received the donkey-riding Jesus like a king! They met Him and spread their cloaks in front of Him. They greeted Jesus with the words of Psalm 118:26: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” They shouted “Hosanna!” which means “save now!” Luke also records that “as [Jesus] approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes’” (Luke 19:41–42). Then Jesus gave a prophecy of the destruction of Jerusalem, which occurred in AD 70. This was going to happen, said Jesus, “because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you” (verse 44). There is nothing sadder or more heartbreaking than to see people reject the Lord and rush headlong toward certain destruction. I see it every day as people refuse to receive Him as their Savior. And in the face of that, Jesus weeps! Have you responded to His claims? Have you received Him as God’s Messiah? Do you need His courage for some situation you are facing at home, at school, or at work? Do you need more of His compassion in your life? Do the things that break God’s heart break yours? Do you have the confidence of Christ in your life, knowing that you are guided by Scripture? Christ’s triumphal entry on Palm Sunday can be your own triumphal entry into a new life and a new way of living. “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord!”
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