Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name of The Lord

 

John 12:13

They took branches and went out to meet Him, shouting:
"Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in The Name of The LORD!"
"Blessed is The King of Israel!"

Psalm 118:26
Blessed is He who comes in The Name of The LORD. 

From the house of The LORD we bless You.

Isaiah 52:13-15

Behold, My Servant shall deal prudently; He shall be exalted and extolled and be very high. Just as many were appalled at Him—His appearance was disfigured beyond that of any man, and His form was marred beyond human likeness—so He will sprinkle many nations. Kings will shut their mouths because of Him.

 For they will see what they have not been told,

 and they will understand what they have not heard.

Philippians 5:2-11

Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross. Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him The Name Above All Names, 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.

Hosanna: O Lord, save us, we pray (a cry for deliverance) and an acknowledgement of answer to this prayer

Blessed is He: give/giving praise to God our heavenly Father, adoration, worship

The Name of The Lord: JESUS CHRIST

Jesus was sent to us:

• Isaiah 42:1

“Behold! My Servant Whom I uphold, My Elect One in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles."

• John 3:16, 17

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

• Galatians 4:4, 5

But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Many refused to see Him for Who He Is:

• John 10:25

“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s Name testify on My behalf."

• Matthew 26:63, 64

But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by The Living God: Tell us if You are The Christ, The Son of God.”

“You have said it yourself,” Jesus answered. “But I say to all of you, from now on you will see The Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

• Acts 26:28

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You almost persuade me to become a Christian.”

Yet many of us do see Jesus and we believe. You can, too.

• Romans 10:9-10, 13

“If you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation”.

"For whosoever shall call upon The Name of The Lord shall be saved."

• Acts 16:31

“Believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, and you shalt be saved, and your household."

• John 1:12, 13

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God--children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

• John 20:31

But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is The Christ, The Son of God, and that in believing you may have life through His Name.

• John 6:29

Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in The One He has sent.” 

Blessed is The King of Israel:

• Zechariah 9:9

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

• Zephaniah 3:15

The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, The LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.

• John 1:49

 "Rabbi, You are The Son of God; You are The King of Israel." 

• John 19:19

Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

• Matthew 2:1, 2

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him."

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD

Hope In Christ

 

Hebrews 2:6

But Christ is faithful as The Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast. 

    Hope in Christ is the great expectation of the Christian. It is not for nothing that we have followed Christ this far, this long. We are the born again through the blood which Christ shed for us on Calvary. We are the saved, the uncondemned, saints of God, who wear the righteousness of Jesus Christ: the wedding garment He clothes us with when we accept His invitation to come to the cross, confess our sins to Him and receive the forgiveness which He proffers to us. 

    Hope in Christ is the hope of every believer who believes not only that God is, but that God's Word is True and Faithful. It is more than a doctrinal declaration: salvation through Jesus Christ is a way of life when we have His Holy Spirit leading us and guiding us along The Way of Holiness. This third Person in the Trinity is The Spirit of God. God sent His Son Jesus Christ to save us and He sent His Holy Spirit to transform us. It is The Spirit Who writes The Word of God on our hearts when we believe that Jesus Christ is Lord and that He died for us. 

    Not all religious paths lead to The One True God. There are many false prophets, false teachers and false witnesses out in the world. The enemy of our souls has sent them to speak his lies, to trick and deceive anyone who listens to their lying tongues and follows them blindly. They are the darkness of this world and the darkness is increasing. 

    But God. But God made a Way, a Light, that shines the Love of God into the darkness. The darkness of men's' minds and hearts; the darkness of prisons. The Love of God is brighter than the noonday sun and pierces farther than the eye can see, faster than the heart can imagine. God did what no one else can ever do no matter how hard they try. 

    God took The Word that He had spoken and wrapped it in flesh and through the power of His Holy Spirit, God placed His Word in a young virgin's womb to be borne by a woman and born of a woman. Jesus Christ is The Son of God, The Son of Man. It is in Him that we have placed our hope of salvation. It is in Christ that all must be found. For those not found in Christ, there is no more hope. Death is final and a person cannot leave hell and enter heaven after death. 

    Now is the time to make your decision of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. All decisions must be made by us on this side of life. I have my decision. My hope is in Christ alone. Have you made yours? Come, The Spirit says to your hearts. Come to Jesus, Come to the cross. Let the Light draw you out of the darkness and into God's arms. Please, we urge you to come and see Jesus. 

    He isn't in the manger any more. He's not on the cross, nor is He in the tomb. All those places are empty. He's in heaven and He's in the believers' hearts. Is He in yours? He wants to be, but you have to open the door of your heart and ask Him in. It's an amazing grace that God would allow this feat to happen, but it happens every time someone comes to Jesus and believes in Him for salvation. 

ALL MY HOPE IS IN JESUS - Crowder

THE SOLID ROCK - Reawaken Hymns

I BELONG TO JESUS - Paul McClure, Hannah McClure 

IN CHRIST ALONE - The Gettys, Alison Krauss

THE RIVER - Brian Doerksen