The Lord is always saying: What will ye that I shall do? Let us not ask small things. We honor him by making great demands. Our greatest requests come far short of his generosity and resources. It seems as though we are always giving him pain by the meagerness of our expectation. Whatever people say, ery out so much the more! But remember it is not the outcry, but your need and your faith which will arrest his steps.

Our Lord entered the city in fulfilment of prophetic vision, but in great lowliness, along the road carpeted by the loving enthusiasm of the crowds. It was largely a Galilean and popular outburst. The upper classes kept aloof. Remember that ancient prediction quoted here, Iso. 62:11, and especially Zech. 9:9. The King comes having salvation. That is the divine order! We shall never know the full power of Christ’s salvation until we have welcomed him to our hearts as King.