Pray: Invite God’s presence into this time. Ask God to speak to your heart as you read his word today.
Bible Reading: It’s the Monday Before Easter. Jesus and his disciples spent the night in Bethany, a town roughly two miles east of Jerusalem. Jesus is now returning with his disciples to Jerusalem and heading straight to the temple. Matthew 21:12-22
The Promise Psalm 8:2 Praise Him for His Greatness Psalm 8
Reflection: What stood out to you from today’s reading? Was there a word or sentence that God highlighted to you? Something you never noticed before? Something you didn’t understand? Something you are excited about?
Bible Reading: It’s the Sunday Before Easter. Jesus had recently raised Lazarus from the dead, and work about him spread rapidly, threatening the chief priests and Pharisees. So, they began planning to stop Jesus. Meanwhile, Jesus is about to enter Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey, hailed as King. Mark 11:1-11
The Promise Zechariah 9:9
Praise Him for Saving Us
|| Psalm 118:21–29
The word hosanna is a Hebrew expression from the root words yāšaʿ and nā’, meaning “Save us, we pray,” found in Psalm 118:25. In the New Testament it became an exclamation of praise. ||