'The Son of David' was the name given to a special person who would come and bring in a new era for the Jews, and this was prophesied even right from the beginning in the book of Genesis.
Jesus rode the foal of a donkey into Jerusalem to fulfil the prophecy written in Zechariah. Was Jesus right to do this? He would have to be mad, or bad for claiming to be this Son of David... or He really was genuinely the one who would bring Salvation to all who believe in Him.
Jesus is a King... not like an earthly king, but King of all. Jesus kingdom is the Kingdom of Heaven. He was righteous - blameless of any sin - the only righteous man that has ever lived, and when He died He died to save us from our sin.
He saved us from our greatest danger. We are in danger of drowning in the consequences of our sin. Sin spoils every part of our lives and we are all in that danger. We can't save ourselves from sin. Some think that the little good we do will make up for our badness, but just as you can't make a rotten apple good, so it is with our sin. But Jesus died so that we can be forgiven and our lives can gradually begin to be more and more like Him.
Can you say that Jesus is your King and your Saviour?
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