Hosanna in the Highest
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!’ (Matthew 21:9)
Let Us Rejoice
19 Open to me the [temple] gates of righteousness; I will enter through them, and I will confess and praise the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord; the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall enter through it.
21 I will confess, praise, and give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me; and You have become my Salvation and Deliverer.
22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This is from the Lord and is His doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.
Sweetly Broken
And God purposed that through (by the service, the intervention of) Him [the Son] all things should be completely reconciled back to Himself, whether on earth or in heaven, as through Him, [the Father] made peace by means of the blood of His cross. Colossians 1:20 (AMP)
Make Melody to Him
Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp;
Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right,
And all His work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
God is in Your Boat
Let us go over to the other side. (Mark 4:35)
Take time to read Mark 4:35-41.
This passage of Scripture begins with 8 simple words. “Let us go over to the other side.” There was really nothing complicated about those words. Jesus wasn’t hiding anything from the disciples. He wasn’t playing a trick on them. He wasn’t asking them to understand a parable. He was being very clear with His words. They were going to get in the boat and go to the other side of the lake. Well, the disciples weren’t quite ready for the little adventure that would soon take place.
We see that not long after the boat set out to sea, a storm breaks out. The waves are crashing into the boat. The disciples become frantic. They look at Jesus and see that He is sleeping. What in the world is He doing? He’s comfortable on His cushion and catching some Z’s. You can take a look right there in verse 38. Jesus had a cushion and He was resting away. Do you ever feel like God is sleeping during the storms in your life? Do you tend to do what the disciples did next?