Luke 19: 28-44; Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King

Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus goes to Jerusalem, and therein lies all the significance. As we will see later in Luke's gospel, Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane that this cup (the crucifixion) will pass from him. In other words, Jesus does not want to be crucified. He does not want to face this terrible end. But he does face it, and it starts here, with Jesus going to Jerusalem. He could have gone somewhere else. He could have bypassed Jerusalem altogether. Instead, though, Jesus chooses to go to Jerusalem. He chooses to go there because that is what we needed. Jesus does not want to die, but he does so we can have life. God bless you.

Pastor Josh
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