Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and having salvation,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the war-horses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.
He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River to the ends of the earth. - Zech. 9-9-10 NIV
Rejoice, it says, and don't just rejoice, rejoice greatly. Most of the time I don't see much worth rejoicing about, especially if I read the news or listen to the prognosticators on the various media outlets. Nothing is getting better, it is only getting worse and more suddenly than most of us ever anticipated; much like it was in Zechariah's day. But still he said rejoice, not because of the current circumstances, but because the king is coming. The king is coming. Sometimes that message gets drowned out, even among believers, by the crush of all the other voices that would tell us there is no hope. But the message remains, it echoes through the canyons of time. The king is coming. He will proclaim peace to the nations. He will solve the Euro crisis. He will solve the student loan crisis. He will solve all of the home foreclosure problems. He will deal with all of the terrorists and petty dictators. The king is coming. Just a few more pages, and the king will appear. The king who would be righteous and have salvation will appear in a manger. Then he will appear in the temple. He will appear on a donkey. He will appear on a cross. And one day, when the heavens open up, he will appear, riding on the clouds. The king is coming. The king is coming!
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