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Sunday 29 June 2003 - "Your King comes to you"
- Sermon at engagement service of Cobus & Janetta (see photos of engagement and
children dedications)
(Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen)
Zech 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem:
behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and
riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
This Word was literary fulfilled when Jesus entered Jerusalem on a
donkey. It used to be that when kings from the east would enter a city on a donkey, it
would signify that they are coming in peace; on a horse, it would signify war. Jesus came
to bring peace into Jerusalem. This foal was never ridden before, yet it was tamed when
Jesus rode on it. So too when a wild, rebellious, young person meets Christ, it's the end
of rebellion. When Jesus rides a person, it's the end of irritation, slander and sin.
We can rejoice greatly, for He comes to us, and does not wait
until we come to Him, as He said 'you have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you' (John
15:16). This causes great joy.
A certain farmer we
know very well, known as 'oom Langpiet', had been sick a number of years ago. The docters
said that he could not walk again. However, after a simple prayer, God healed him
completely and kept him till today. Shortly after his healing, they pulled up all their
tobacco plantations and planted vegetables. Today God blesses their farming greatly. They
supply the market with truckloads of vegetables and donated tons of onions and other
vegetables to the mission for the coming youth conference this week. He is blessed greatly through meeting His
King who came to him.
Here we read that our King is 'just'. He comes to
the unjust with salvation to bring them justification. In Hebrews we find that it's not
that He carries salvation, but He is salvation, and He brings salvation to you when He
enters you. He comes to remove the problem of every man, sin. Man's problem is not money,
acceptance, a low self-esteem, etc. but sin. He came to save from sin. Christ delivered
our family from compromise and a lukewarm Christian life when He entered.
Our King is meek and lowly. Some do not find Him, for they look
for Him amongst the lofty things of the world. His whole life was marked with humility and
lowliness. So too, the Holy Spirit fills only those who are of a low and humble spirit.
"He who is down needs fear no fall, but the lofty and proud are sure to fall".
On Judgement Day the lowliest will be presented to you and whatever you've done to that
one you've done to Christ.
Has He come to you and dealt with sin? If not, cry
to Him to come and deal with sin in your life. When the children cried, 'Hosanna', meaning
'save us', some urged them to keep quiet. However, when He died and they did keep silent,
the rocks cried out, even as He said they would. Don't wait for rocks to cry out, but you
cry to Him today.
   
   
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