Jewels From John # 14 - The King Is Coming Again
Devotion # 14
“They took palm branches and went out to meet
Him, shouting, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
Blessed is the King of Israel!’” John 12:13 (NIV)
“Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see your king
is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt.” John
12:15 (NIV)
The multitudes of people who gathered that
day, came for two reasons – one was to see Jesus, but the other was also to
catch a glimpse of Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. The crowds did something spontaneously that
day, unaware that they were actually fulfilling the prophecy found in Zechariah 9:9…“Behold your King is coming to you; He is just and having Salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (NKJV).
Indeed Jesus was the King - the King who came
to save (that’s what Hosanna means) His people from their sins. He was also the
Righteous and Just King, who came to free us from all fears. He was indeed the Humble
King who rode on a donkey, who came not to be served but to serve, and give His
life as a ransom for many. That day many people recognized Jesus for who He
really was and put their trust in Him.
Jesus
died, was buried and rose again on the third day, ascended into heaven and promised that He will return again. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus will not be like the first. Firstly, He will
come again as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords with His holy angels. Jesus
said in Matthew 16:27, “For the Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will
reward each according to his works.” (NKJV). Secondly, He will come all of a
sudden and without warning. In Matthew
24:36, “Jesus Himself said, But of
the day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father
only.” (NKJV). Finally, Jesus will come to judge and reward each one of us
for what we have done. Revelation 12:22
says, “Look, I am coming soon, bringing
my reward with me to repay all people according to their deeds.” (NLT).
Only a few people acknowledged Jesus as King the first time He came;
however, when He comes again there will be no way anyone can not acknowledge Him as
King and Lord. As Isaiah Prophesied in Isaiah
45:23, “Every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to me.” (NLT)
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Esther
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Email: thelifetransformingword@gmail.com
Amen ! What a joy to know our King, our Lord and Saviour is coming again ! What a glorious day this will be ! Thanks dear for revealing scriptures to support this ! God bless you !
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