And Jesus stopped and called them, (two blind men) saying, “What do you want me to do for you?” Matthew 20:32 Lord, You knew what these two blind men wanted and yet You asked them what they wanted. You know our thoughts and You know our desires but You were asking them to speak them […]
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The crowd rebuked them, (2 blind men) telling them to be silent; but they cried out the more, “Lord, have mercy on us, Son of David!” Matthew 20:31 Lord, there are times in life when others just don’t ‘get it’…. This crowd didn’t want to hear these men crying out to You. They didn’t want […]
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And the crowds that went before Him, (Jesus) and that followed Him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest.” Matthew 21:9 Lord today we are shouting those same things. We are grateful that You came to redeem us. Thank You […]
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Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Matthew 21:8 Lord this tells us how much this crowd loved You. I can see the pictures I have seen over the years of this beautiful scene. These people were very excited […]
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And Jesus entered the temple of God and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer’; but you make it a […]
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And when He (Jesus) entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?” And the crowd said, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee.” Matthew 21:10, 11 Lord the crowd was excited that You were there but the officials of the city were concerned. You knew this was going to happen […]
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The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the ass and the colt, and put their garments on them, and He (Jesus) sat thereon. Matthew 21:6, 7 Thank You Lord for obedience. Thank You for the willingness of the disciples to obey and go get the ass and her colt. Thank […]
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This (bringing the ass and colt to Jesus) took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, “Tell the daughters of Zion, Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of an ass.” Matthew 21:4, 5 Thank You Lord for showing us […]
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And when they (Jesus and Disciples) drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone […]
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And behold, two blind men sitting by the roadside, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” Matthew 20:30 Lord, I can feel the excitement of these two men as they cried out to You. I’m sure they had heard stories of how the blind were […]
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