Getty Music: HYMNS & DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY WEEK
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On Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem. His followers laid branches before him and greeted him with shouts of joy: “Hosanna to the son of David!” (Matt 21:9). Others, though, were perplexed. They asked, “who is this?” (Matt 21:20).
What sort of king is this? It is the question at the heart of Jesus’ final week before his death. Why does he ride a humble donkey instead of a stallion? Why, on Monday, does he chase money-traders out of the temple instead of claiming their earnings as a royal tribute (Mark 11:15-19)? Is this man—a so-called prophet from Nazareth, a carpenter’s son—worthy of being called a king?
Jesus confounded expectations. He came not to be served, but to serve. He would receive his dominion not by swagger, but by sacrifice. As the song “Is He Worthy <https://gettymusic.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa4cd9a5b4688d5ec76f457cb&id=15eeab7159&e=843a733a52> ” proclaims, he is indeed David’s root—the promised Messiah—but he is also “the Lamb who was slain.”
As you meditate on the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, listen to this new live version of “Is He Worthy” feat. Chris Tomlin <https://gettymusic.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa4cd9a5b4688d5ec76f457cb&id=b610a2c99d&e=843a733a52> from Sing! 2021 <https://gettymusic.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aa4cd9a5b4688d5ec76f457cb&id=d0a8d327aa&e=843a733a52> . Stay tuned for another hymn focus each day this week as we follow Christ’s steps to the cross and the empty tomb.
Watch the Focus Track - "Is He Worthy" ft. Chris Tomlin