“But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, “Why are you loosing the colt?”
And they said, “The Lord has need of him.” Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road.
Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, 38 saying:
“‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
(Lu. 19:33-40)
The title of this section of scripture in the bible is called: “The Triumphal Entry of Jesus”.
This is odd, right?
Triumph is Jesus riding in on a colt? Shouldn’t He be on a chariot or a throne?
Triumph is clothes laid on top of a colt as a saddle? Shouldn’t He have a saddle of gold?
Triumph is Jesus walking on clothes down a road? Shouldn’t He walk on a red carpet?
Triumph is being questioned by religious leaders? Shouldn’t they know His heart?
Friends, triumph in the kingdom of God looks nothing like the ways of the world.
Jesus is most triumphant when He is most triumphed in our heart!
“… the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen, saying:
“ ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!’
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!””
This is triumph! Triumph first happens in our hearts and outlooks before it ever happens in our surroundings or circumstances.
The King of Kings is realized, before us! The Lord of Lords is honored, even in the laying of measly clothes on dirty ground! The Name of the Lord is adored, even as He rides in on measly low-level colt.
My friends, the triumph of God in our lives looks far different than the triumph the world demands and expects.
Don’t ever let that throw you off…. Don’t ever let the worlds ideas of triumph confuse you…
God doesn’t need you to donate large sums of money and to have your name on a plaque to be honored; He just needs your heart. God doesn’t need millions of dollars in order to do some huge worldwide thing; He just needs your small alabastar jar. God doesn’t need you to be a well-known speaker with a hundred-million followers; He just wants a willing vessel ready to talk to the one.
God doesn’t size you up based how many bible verses you have memorized; He loves your heart of adoration.
You can be triumphing, in Christ, and look horrible to everyone else.
You can be triumphing, in Christ, and have the worst clothes ever.
You can be triumphing, in Christ, and look like an idiot and a fool to those around you.
You can be triumphing, in Christ, and be as poor as dirt.
You can be triumphing, in Christ, and be completely misunderstood.
Do not judge triumph by the standards of the world or the standards of the world will yell at you like that Pharisee did. It’ll yell: “Hey, is that God really worthy of being followed?”
Oh, yes He is! Because the triumph of God is different than the ways of the world!
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us [a]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?” (2 Cor. 14-16, NKJV)
Prayer: Father God, I thank you for every single thing you are doing in my life. I thank you that you are my everything, my all-in-all, my Redeemer. I thank you that you are Faithful and True. I thank you that triumph in you looks different than the world. I thank you that you are reigning in all these things. I pray that people can see you in me. I pray that my life would be a living testimony to your goodness. I pray that all my actions, my words and intents would be like a fragrant aroma unto your throne. I thank you that triumph is being fully committed to you. I am committed and will never turn back. Thank you for that. Continue to give me strength to stand firm and to stand strong in you. IN Jesus’ name. Amen.
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