Recognize Jesus as King and Receive His Peace
Welcome to Day 290 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we think about how we will respond to Jesus. The main truth for today is this: Jesus invites us to recognize him as King and receive the peace he brings. Let’s begin.
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Jesus in Action
Luke 19:28–44
Step 5 of 5
Decide how you will respond to Jesus.
Bayan Yesu ya yi wannan magana, sai ya yi gaba zuwa Urushalima. Da ya kai kusa da Betfaji da Betani, a tudun da ake kira Dutsen Zaitun, sai ya aiki almajiransa guda biyu, ya ce musu, “Ku je ƙauyen da yake gaba da ku. Da kuna shiga, za ku tarar da wani ɗan jaki, wadda ba wanda ya taɓa hawa, a daure a wurin. Ku kunce shi ku kawo nan. In wani ya tambaye ku, ‘Don me kuke kunce shi?’ Ku ce masa, ‘Ubangiji yana bukatarsa.’ ” Waɗanda aka aika su yi gaba suka tafi, suka kuwa tarar kamar yadda ya gaya musu. Suna cikin kunce ɗan jakin, sai masu ɗan jakin suka ce musu, “Don me kuke kunce shi?” Suka amsa suka ce, “Ubangiji ne na bukatarsa.” Suka kawo shi wurin Yesu. Suka sa rigunarsu a kan ɗan jakin, sa’an nan suka sa Yesu a kai. Yana cikin tafiya, sai mutane suka shimfiɗa rigunarsu a kan hanya. Da ya yi kusa da wurin da hanyar ta gangara zuwa Dutsen Zaitun, sai dukan taron almajirai suka fara yabon Allah, da muryoyi masu ƙarfi, da murna, saboda dukan ayyukan banmamaki da suka gani. Suna cewa, “Mai albarka ne sarki wanda yake zuwa cikin sunan Ubangiji!” “Salama ta kasance a sama, da ɗaukaka kuma a can cikin sama!” Sai waɗansu Farisiyawa a cikin taron suka ce wa Yesu, “Malam, ka kwaɓi almajiranka!” Ya amsa ya ce, “Ina gaya muku, ko da sun yi shiru, duwatsu za su fara kirari.” Da ya yi kusa da Urushalima, ya kuma ga birnin, sai ya yi kuka a kanta, kuma ya ce, “In ke, ko ke ɗin ma, dā ma kin san abin da zai kawo miki salama a wannan rana, amma yanzu an ɓoye shi daga idanunki. Ranakun za su auko miki, a lokacin da abokan gābanki za su gina bango gāba da ke, su kuma kewaye inda kike, za su kuma tsare kowane gefenki, su sa ke a tsakiya. Za su fyaɗa ke a ƙasa, ke da ’ya’yan da suke cikin katanganki. Ba za su bar wani dutse a kan wani ba, saboda ba ki gane da lokacin da Allah zai ziyarce ki ba.”
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Luke 19:28–44 presents Jesus receiving a royal welcome and weeping over Jerusalem. These events invite a serious response: receive Jesus as king and take his words seriously. The praise he accepts and the warning he gives both deserve our attention.
Watch: Will You Accept Jesus’ Peace or Reject His Warning?
Watch the companion video, then continue reading to examine the biblical testimony in its full context.
Receive Jesus as King
Jesus approaches Jerusalem riding on a colt, a young donkey. People spread their cloaks on the road. Cloaks are outer garments. The crowd of disciples, his followers, praises God joyfully and loudly for the miracles they have seen. They declare, “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” and “Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
Some Pharisees, members of a Jewish religious group, object. They tell Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” They want him to order his disciples to stop. Jesus replies, “I tell you,” “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” He refuses their request to silence the praise. He accepts the disciples’ royal welcome.
Receiving Jesus as king means more than admiring the welcome he receives. Take his authority seriously. Listen carefully to his words and let them guide your decisions. Do not let the response of a crowd decide your own response to Jesus.
Take His Warning Seriously
Jesus sees Jerusalem and weeps over it. He says, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”
Jesus directs this warning to Jerusalem. He connects its coming destruction to its failure to recognize the time of God’s coming. His tears show deep concern for the city, but they do not make his warning less serious. His compassion and the consequences he describes appear together.
Do not let the celebration distract you from these words. Jesus accepts the disciples’ praise, yet he grieves over what Jerusalem has failed to recognize. Receiving him as king includes giving attention to his warning about peace and God’s coming.
Give His Words Your Attention
One practical way to respond is to reread Luke 19:41–44 slowly. Ask what taking Jesus’ warning seriously would mean for your understanding of him and the peace he speaks about.
If you trust Jesus, listen carefully to his warning and take it seriously. If you are still exploring, give his warning an honest hearing. Questions need not prevent you from taking his words seriously.
Receive Jesus as king and take his words seriously. This is the Respond step in the Jesus365 Journey for Luke 19:28–44. The passage’s royal welcome and sorrowful warning belong together. Continue exploring Jesus’ words and actions in the Gospels with attention to both his authority and his compassion.
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Recognize Jesus as King on His terms and receive the peace that comes through Him.
