One Day on a Donkey

The disciples went and did just as Jesus had instructed them, and brought the donkey and the colt, and laid their coats on them; and He sat on the coats. Matthew 21:6-7

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem, it wasn’t with the typical pomp and circumstance that most political heroes or conquering kings might employ. Jesus chose to enter Jerusalem in humility rather than arrogance and pride, even though the city would be the scene of his greatest victory.

Jesus had, no doubt, spent much time meditating on the passages in his Bible, our Old Testament, that helped him define his identity. One of those passages was Isaiah 9:6:

For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

And on the day he entered Jerusalem, he indeed came riding in as the prince who brought peace.

Had Jesus been intent on waging war, he might have ridden on a mighty white stallion (See 19:11). But he wasn’t there to fight. He was there to die. He was there to be a sacrifice. And by his death we would have peace.

The Prince of Peace . . . . . He is the prince who brings peace.

He still is today.

The day will come when Jesus will come riding on a white stallion, but not yet. Today, he still rides a donkey. Today, he still comes to bring peace. He was the sacrifice of God that brings us peace.

Today, let Jesus be your prince of peace. He has all authority to deal with anything that troubles you.

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

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