You Can Get There From Here

            The Triumphant Procession

Mark 11:4-10 (New International Version)

 ⁴They went and found a colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, ⁵some people standing there asked, "What are you doing, untying that colt?" ⁶They answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. ⁷When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. ⁸Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. ⁹Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted,
   "Hosanna!
   "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
 ¹⁰"Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!"
   "Hosanna in the highest!"

We can hardly describe Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem as “triumphant.”  He was on the way to the cross and He knew it.

However, the Bible says that even in this horrendous trial, Jesus had joy.  Why?  Because he knew God and he kept his eyes on the finish line.  

Jesus knew the cross was not the end but a means to the end.  The end was victory!  The end was joy!

If we submit ourselves to Him in our trial, we too will come out on the other side triumphant—because Jesus made that possible for us.  He wants to take us by the hand and walk us through our situation and He wants to bring us out on the other side—victorious!

GPS  (God’s Directions)

• Hebrews 12:2
• Psalms 34: 19
• Deuteronomy 3: 6,8

Prayer Focus:

Thank Him that He went before you and made a way for you.  Ask Him to walk with you today—and lead you into peace and into joy.