Today’s Scripture: Zechariah 9-11

God exalted him…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. – Philippians 2:9,10-11

Zechariah gives us two starkly contrasting pictures of the Lord Jesus Christ. The first comes from Zechariah 9:9: “Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! 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.”

When I was a kid, I read Flash Gordon comic books. His archenemy was Ming the merciless. Ming had piercing eyes, lips that curled in a sneer, a coat that sparkled, and shoulders that stuck way out. He was the picture of power and authority.

One would think God would look something like Ming the merciless–dazzling clothing, huge shoulders, piercing eyes, an imposing, frightening figure. But no! God lay in a manger, wrapped in swaddling clothes. And when He entered Jerusalem at the height of His public ministry, He entered on a donkey, the animal symbolizing servanthood.

On the heels of this picture in Zechariah, we have the second portrait in chapter 9, verses 10-11: “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. As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.”

Here we see the King of kings and Lord of lords making His entrance into this world as its deliverer and ruler. He is the absolute ruler of the kingdom of God.

Two beautiful pictures of the same wonderful Lord.

Prayer

Lord, I can’t comprehend the vastness of Your love, but I bow before You in gratitude to be the recipient of it. Amen.

To Ponder

Jesus is the King to whom all power has been given in heaven and on earth.

 

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