What does it mean to come in the name of something or someone? We experience this less today than people have in the past because of the flow and speed of communication. Today, if a document requires a signature, it can be signed electronically or signed and faxed or over-nighted. But at a time when transportation was measured in days and weeks instead of milliseconds, this was not the case. A person of authority, having business or other affairs in different areas would send representatives to those houses or areas. This representative was not there on their own behalf, but they represented their master or benefactor. They were there not in their own name but in the name of someone else.
We still see this today in some instances. In a wedding ceremony it will often be said, by the power vested in me by… We see the same wording in inductions and sometimes in legal proceedings by a judge or lawyer, especially the attorney speaking for “the state” or “the people.”
But when Jesus triumphantly enters Jerusalem, in the midst of palm branches and cheers, with shouts of praise and jubilation, riding on a donkey (not as one coming in as a conqueror but as a ruler in times of peace), He comes in His own name and the due title accompanying that name, Lord. He is the promised one. He is the perfect son of God and He is worthy of all praise.
Why don’t we recognize Jesus this way every day? When we first believe, we recognize His majesty and we are humbled in His presence. But, over time, we sometimes become almost too casual. Yes, Jesus is our brother and friend, but He is also our Lord, our God. It is right to have a personal relationship with Him, but if our approach to that relationship yields to failing to consider His title and authority, i.e., becoming inconsiderate, then we cross a line. When we cross that line, we are the ones who lose. Jesus doesn’t love us less, but we connect just a little less. But what would it look like if we started each day in true praise and celebration? What would our days look like if we started the day with a big loud Hosanna? Would your day be better if it started with a praise song instead of a rush to look at email or facebook?
My Answers:
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PS: “blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”, shouted at His entry with Hosanna
My house will be a house of prayer (but you have made it a den of vipers) = from the house of the Lord we bless you
ZE: King comes, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey
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the whole crowd of disciples and those who had seen Jesus with Lazarus, some Greeks, the Pharisees, the Jews there for Passover, the sellers in the temple
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With boldness, by following and praising Him, by leading to Him not away from Him by the way I live and teach
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