Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Tim Eden, pastor at Bethel Lutheran Church in Bryan, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Luke 19:28-40. The time has arrived. Jesus has set His face toward Jerusalem, and now He prepares to enter into His city as the true King. His entrance on a colt clearly identifies Him as the King, yet the King who comes in humility for the purpose He has revealed to His disciples many times: He comes to suffer, die, and rise in Jerusalem. Jesus’ precise instructions to His disciples concerning the colt reveal the trustworthiness of His Word. Though the crowd of disciples may not have fully understood everything they sang, their words proclaimed the truth concerning Jesus. He is the fulfillment of Psalm 118 who has come to give true peace between heaven and earth. The Pharisees’ response of unbelief stands as a warning for all who would not receive Jesus in faith. The Palm Sunday text reminds us to receive Jesus as the King who has come to die and rise to be our Savior. “The Beloved Physician’s Orderly