Rejoice Greatly

Scripture:

Zechariah 9:9  "Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly; and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass."

Observation:

Zechariah prophesies here that the people of Zion would rejoice one day because their king would come to them.  He tells that this king will be just and having salvation.  He says he will be lowly and riding on a donkey.  Jesus fulfilled this passage exactly when he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Application:

Sometimes our answer doesn't come to us in the package we expected.  Sometimes God uses the little things of this world to confound the wise.  Sometimes God works in ways we cannot understand.  Our job is not to tell Him how to come, just to rejoice because we know the answer is coming.  We can rejoice in the fact that we have a God who loves us and is working on our behalf, whether we see the answer coming or not.

Prayer:

Father, help me to trust You more each day.  Help me to realize that sometimes Your answer comes in the mighty and sometimes Your answer comes in the simple.  Either way, You always take care of Your kids.  Thanks for reminding me that sometimes the greatest answers come in simple packages.

Yours
Jeff