Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9
Everlasting Father,
As we approach the anniversary of the day
Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king riding on a donkey,
give us eyes to see him and minds to comprehend this amazing vision.
The prophet Zechariah foretold this day,
exhorting the people of Israel:
Rejoice greatly!
Shout aloud!
Why? Because their King of Hope
was coming to make them prisoners of hope.
The King of Hope came,
not riding on a massive white horse
befitting a king
but on a young donkey,
a humble ride for a humble ruler.
And he has won our peace,
our peace with God,
and our peace with one another.
This Easter, may we join in the chorus of rejoicing
at our humble king,
who would defeat death
and make us forever his “prisoners of hope” (Zechariah 9:12).*
In Jesus’ humble name. Amen.
Read Zechariah 9:9-17.
For a great sermon by Pastor Scotty Smith on being “prisoners of hope,” click here.
