Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as He had
told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you
untying the colt?" They replied, "The Lord needs it." They brought it to
Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As He went along
people spread their cloaks on the road. When He came near the place where the
road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to
praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen. "Blessed is the
King who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the
highest."
Good Thursday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters (although
you might receive this Wednesday Evening). Thursday and the day we pray for our
churches, and please pray for GOD'S CHURCH. Pray for all the pastors also.
Pray for families and again that includes the "family of God." Also on Thursdays
we pray for schools and all that enter them. From pre-school to schools of
higher education. And remember to pray for all those who ride or drive the
"yellow cheese," that is the kids' name for the school bus. Please keep praying
for all others on our prayer list this week. As always, pray for God's will to
be done. Please pray for our Easter food distribution this Saturday. We have
it all packed out and ready and are expecting just over 30 families. However, the harvest is ready and packed and the workers are few. If you have some time
on Saturday and can be here from 11:30 AM and we will be open till 3:00 PM.
However, the most help is needed 11.30 AM till about 1:00 to 1:30 PM. Please call
me if you can come... 991 0754. Time to pray...
Dear Father in Heaven, Please forgive us of our sins, and
Father, let me make it personal, please forgive me of my sins. And Lord, help
us, and again I need to make it personal, so help me to repent. Dear Father, help me now with the message, and please open it to those who read it. Lord, be
in our churches and our homes and in our schools, and yes, Lord, as far as I am
concerned, you are welcome in the public schools. Please, Lord, help parents
learn that they need to send You into the public schools with their kids. Help
parents tells their children about Jesus so the children can tell other
children. Oh, Lord, how our public schools need You. All schools need You, Lord,
but those public schools seem to just want to throw You out. And Lord, please
answer our other request, and as always, we pray Your will be done and not
ours... In the name of Jesus, Amen.
March 29: The Triumphal Entry 2: Luke 19:32 - Those who were
sent ahead went and found it just as He had told them. 33 As they were untying
the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" 34 They
replied, "The Lord needs it." 35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on
the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As He went along people spread their cloaks on
the road. 37 When He came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of
Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices
for all the miracles they had seen. 38 "Blessed is the King who comes in the
name of the Lord!" "Peace in heaven and glory in the highest." (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, I left you with this yesterday, why a
donkey colt that was never ridden?
Numbers 19:2 - This is a requirement of the law, that the Lord
has commanded: Tell the Israelites to bring you a red heifer without defect or
blemish and that has never been under a yoke. (NIV)
1 Samuel 6:7 - Now then, get a new cart ready, with two cows
that have calved and have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but
take their calves away and pen them up. (NIV)
Ok, do you see the pattern here, as the animals have never
been yoked and even the cart was new... Also, we remember that Jesus' mother,
Mary, was a virgin... Now we have this donkey colt that was never ridden so
Jesus was the very first on its back. I think this is another way that our
Lord is telling us, and this is my opinion, that we are to give off the top when
we give to Christ and not just give Him leftovers, and while we might not have
unused things to give to our Lord, giving from the top I think shows that we
have respect for the Lord.
Now let me move on. So the two disciples that were sent
ahead to the village found this colt just like they were told, and yes, they were
caught untying it and were asked by the owners, why are you untying my colt? The disciples gave the owners the answer that Jesus told them, "The Lord needs
it." And there were no more questions asked according to the account in Luke.
So they took this colt back to Jesus and then they put their cloaks, or coats, on the donkey colt for Jesus to sit on. This to me is another sign of respect
from the disciples for the Man they have been with during His ministry. Then
as the disciples walked and Jesus rode on this donkey people were spreading
their coats on the road for Jesus to ride over... Another sign of the love
these folks had for Jesus. Then, folks, as Jesus was riding down the hill from
the Mount of Olives, the Bible tells us that the disciples began joyfully to
praise God.
Psalm 100:1 - Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. 2
Worship the Lord with gladness come before Him with joyful songs.
(NIV)
"Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Peace in heaven and glory in the highest."
I used that bigger print to show you that we were shouting out
for the Lord, we are making a joyful noise unto the Lord.
Come on, let's go out singing today... And do it like you mean
it...
Let's just praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let's just lift our hearts to heaven and praise the Lord! Let's just praise the Lord! Praise
the Lord! Let's just lift our hearts to heaven and praise the Lord! Let's just
praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let's just lift our hearts to heaven and
praise the Lord! And one more time. Let's just praise the Lord! Praise the
Lord! Let's just lift our hearts to heaven and praise the Lord!
Now go forth and share those blessings, brothers and
sisters. I love ya, Pastor Dan.
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