Lenten Reflection - April 10th

Written by: Carolyn Champagne

Reading: Zechariah 9:9-10

9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!

See, your king comes to you,

righteous and victorious,

lowly and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim

and the warhorses from Jerusalem,

and the battle bow will be broken.

He will proclaim peace to the nations.

His rule will extend from sea to sea

and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.

Zechariah is reminding us of God’s promise or covenant to send us a King, His Son Jesus. God had promised other things too throughout history; such as promising to Noah to never destroy the earth with a flood or the promise to Abraham that his offspring would be blessed. But this last promise had the most impact on the world with the birth of his son. Jesus did not proclaim war, but peace. He did not come in royal robes, but was a carpenter’s son. He was not what people expected. God then gave his son over to die on a cross to save us from our sins. This is the ultimate sacrifice anyone could make – actually we couldn’t! But God did! The Lord wants us to believe in Him that he had to die for us and our sins so we can be together in heaven when that time comes. It gives me pause to think of the sacrifice He made and that He loves us that much.

Lord Jesus, as the hymn we love reads, “All glory laud and honor to you Redeemer, King”. Thank you for your sacrifice for our sake. Amen.