April 14, 2019 - Into the City


O Worship the King

O worship the King, all glorious above
O gratefully sing His wonderful love
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of Days
Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise
O tell of His might, O sing of His grace
Whose robe is the light and canopy space
His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm
O measureless might, ineffable love
While angels delight to worship above
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend
You alone are the matchless King
To You alone be all majesty
Your glories and wonders, what tongue can recite?
You breathe in the air, You shine in the light


Songwriters: Traditional / TOMLIN CHRISTOPHER D
O Worship the King lyrics © Palace Music Co. Ltd., Mandalay Way Music, WORSHIPTOGETHER.COM Songs, Sixsteps Music, Unknown Publisher






We call it the Triumphant Entry. I can hardly imagine how magnificent of an occasion it was that day. Jesus Himself was coming into Jerusalem and the people of the city resounded with joy and cries of “Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord!” as they laid their own cloaks on the road on which the donkey would walk. And all of this took place just as Jesus said it would.
Hosanna is a term of worship. It is a call of joyous worship. It was a term that was used in the community of faith to call others to worship. Collectively, these men and women were worshiping Christ as He came into the city. The cloaks and the fronds were added significance for this king. It was a gesture reserved for the royal. This city was worshiping the King.
We talk a lot about worshiping Christ within the Church. Hymns and worship anthems have decorated our gatherings for centuries, each one pointing us to the priority of Christ Jesus. It is a joyous occasion to recognize the Christ and praise Him. It is even more glorious to point others to Him, as happens in v. 10 and 11 of today’s passage. When asked about the man on the colt and the uproar surrounding His arrival, the awestruck crowd was ready to share: This is Jesus!
Today, you will either about to gather with your faith community or you have already joined a corporate worship service and, hopefully, your collective goal has been to make much of Jesus Christ. Truthfully, you and I cannot make enough of Him. But, let me ask you to consider to major components of this triumphant entry: Laying down and calling out. These will be thematic for the week of the Resurrection as He lays Himself down and calls out of the sacrifice to us.
What will you lay down in honor and reverence of His Kingship? Who will you tell of His wonderful work? Maybe another way we can consider this is to ask: What is keeping me from making much of Jesus in my city?
When you lay this down, you are reveling in His glory and exalting Him as King of Kings.

Pray: Jesus, I may not have much, but I do have enough to hold onto when I need to lay it down before You. Please give me the strength to bring You glory as I lay down my life and call out the glorious name of Jesus.

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