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Matthew 21:1-11 – A Happy Ending
A Happy Ending
Triumphantly, Jesus enters Jerusalem. Fulfilling prophecy, the Christ rides a colt both humbly and royally. Friends spread their garments before their King as a symbol of submission (2 Kings 9:13). Palm branches spread out symbolizing victory (Suetonius, Caligula, 32). No wonder this is called “The Triumphant Entry.”
No wonder, too, this is where my heart wants the story to end. Everyone loves a happy ending. And what follows is not happy. And yet, what follows is not the end.
My heart and head look onward. What begins so promising, ends fulfilling promises. God’s promises. God’s prophecies. What begins with triumph ends with a triumph over sin – When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him (Colossians 2:15). Jesus triumphantly cries out, “It is finished (John 19:30).”
My heart and head look eternally upward. Jesus triumphantly walks out of death’s tomb. Jesus royally ascends on a cloud into the beyond. Jesus, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified (Hebrews 10:12-14).
Triumphantly, Jesus enters into my heart, my head and my life. Triumphantly I follow Him into death, resurrection and ascension. And that my friend, is the happiest ending.
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