Daily Manna 8 November
KEY VERSE: “And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon, as it is written.” – (John 12:14)
TEXT: John 12:12-22 (KJV)
12 The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out:
“Hosanna!
‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’
The King of Israel!”
14 Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written:
15 “Fear not, daughter of Zion;
Behold, your King is coming,
Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
16 His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him.
17 Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. 18 For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “You see that you are accomplishing nothing. Look, the world has gone after Him!”
20 Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. 21 Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”
22 Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn Andrew and Philip told Jesus.
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Has anyone ever focused on the never-saddled donkey Jesus rode upon into Jerusalem on his triumphant entry? The donkey’s glory ended immediately Jesus climbed out of it. It became just an ordinary donkey again. If she is ever ridden upon again to the same city by another person, she may wonder within herself and complain at the reception in this manner: “Here am I coming into Jerusalem, and no one seems to notice. A few days ago when I carried the Messiah, all attention was on me; they spread out their clothes and strewed leaves from trees for me to march upon. But now, I am as ordinary as any other donkey in town.”
From the text, Jesus rode triumphantly into the city of Jerusalem sitting on a young donkey. He was the centre of attraction and unto Him the people gathered because He is the King of Israel, the High Priest of our profession, our Prophet and Messiah. The people sang and shouted in praises unto Him, spread out their clothes, cut down tree branches and strewed them on the path, giving Him a VIP treatment. But the Pharisees were grieved because all the praises went to the Master. The foreigners who were in Israel during this event drew near and demanded to see Jesus.
We learn a number of lessons from this event. First, we must not seek the attention and glory that should go to others; we must patiently wait for our time. The ass that conveyed Jesus into the city of Jerusalem was given the kind of regard and attention he had because of whom he was carrying. The glory truly is not ours but His.
Therefore, we must realise that we are created for a purpose – to reflect His glory. We ought, therefore, to honour Him with all our being and belongings.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Without Christ, we are nothing.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Jeremiah 51-52
Thank you for studying today’s Daily Manna – The Glory is the Lord’s – by Pastor Enoch A.
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Daily Manna 8 November 2021
