The King is ready to bless those who accept Him and to kill those oppose Him. (Luke 19-20)
The crowds were ready to be rescued by the Messiah. At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus tried to keep His identity quiet; He kept the demons from openly telling the people who He was and He ordered some of those who were healed to keep it quiet. However, in the days leading up to His entry into Jerusalem, Jesus by word and deed, became more open about who He was. He was openly setting the stage for a confrontation with the religious authorities that would eventually lead to his crucifixion. When He did finally enter Jerusalem, He was clearly placing his authority in the open, forcing people to make a decision about Him.
His set His authority by action in the way that he entered into Jerusalem on a donkey accepting the praise of the people and in the way He handled the money-changers in the temple courts. He set His authority by parables in the way that He set up expectations about how people use the resources He provided. He set His authority in the way He challenged the leaders to think about John’s baptism, taxes and marriage. He set up expectations about how He would give rewards to those who sought to love and serve Him and how he would give punishments to those who did not.
Are we preparing for the day that the king comes to us?
Transcendent Touched 
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