LUKE 19:37. “And when He was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;”
MIGHTY WORKS. Discontentment moves a man to change a life focused on wealth. He acts with haste in a desire to see Jesus. Obstacles do not turn him away from finding the Savior. Pride is not allowed to stop his search. The results are all that he wanted – and more. The Savior knew Zacchaeus needed salvation and he was rescued from the “lostness” of a man who was living for the wrong things. This is one of God’s MIGHTY WORKS.
Faithful people using what they have been given to bring gain for their Master – these are fulfilling what God intends. There may be different amounts of gain, but the Master knows what effort has been put into the charge He gave. The stewardship He gives is evidence of the expectations He has in us. The reward for faithful stewardship is one of God’s MIGHTY WORKS.
The colt had never been ridden. Those who came to get it were strangers. And yet, placidly, it submits to the control of the One who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. The nature He gave to the beast is still under the authority of the Lord. He comes riding into the city on a tamed animal that walks though the shouting crowds of people, walking on clothes and branches that normally would cause the colt to shy away. The control of nature and the nature of an animal is one of God’s MIGHTY WORKS.
In the place where God met with His people, the scene is one of chaos and confusion. Money changers, animal sellers, people buying in the place where God’s honor was to be upheld. This was wrong but the practice had been in place for years. Practices that people have become used to, does not make it right. The Lord Jesus Christ acts to do His Father’s will – in the temple, always, in all things. All that He does in every place and in all time are God’s MIGHTY WORKS.
“Father, I join with those disciples of times past in rejoicing and praising Thee for all the mighty works that I have seen Thee do. It does cause me to praise and honor Thee for such great evidence of Thy working even today. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”