A lowly man,
The Great I AM,
Descends the olive mount.
O Daughter of Zion,
Your entry widen!
Make a joyful sound!
Divinely drawn,
Crowds gather on
The city’s ancient streets
As if by plan
To hail the man
God sent to set them free.
The Promised One
In flesh had come,
How stirred are hearts within!
Their cloaks they lay
Along the way
And fronds cut just for Him.
He rides a foal
And donkey both.
They walk in sync as one.
The nation’s sign—
The two assigned
To act in unison.
Here comes the Lord,
The One adored,
In one accord, they shout.
Not once rehearsed,
The words that burst
From lips that cried aloud:
“O Son of David,
Long-awaited,
Commissioned by our God,
Hosanna to
None else but you!
The Chosen One we laud!”
Overtaken,
Spirit-shaken,
Prophetic praise spills forth.
The very sight
Of Christ ignites
Such praise unto the Lord.
In days of old
The seer foretold
This well-known, true event.
'Twas all fulfilled
In style and skill,
So gracefully it went.
In style and skill,
So gracefully it went.
-- Charity Lacroix
Scriptural Basis:
“Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” (Zec 9:9)
“As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away." This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'" The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Hosanna in the highest heaven!" When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." (Mat 21:1-11)
Attribution notice: Scriptures taken from The Holy Bible, NIV, copyright Zondervan.
Author's note: The poems in this blog were written by my children, ages fourteen through twenty-one . The Why This Blog post explains how the Lord inspired these poems in answer to a prayer during illness. I also recommend visiting my children's blog, A Brush with Life, where you will also find beautiful art they have drawn for the glory of God. You can access my complete blog directory at Writing for the Master. Now I'd like to ask a very important question.
Do You Want to Know Jesus?
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe. Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"
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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.
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