Day 18 -
Triumphal Entry and Cleansing the Temple
Matthew 21:1-13
And when they drew nigh
unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent
Jesus two disciples,
2 Saying unto them, Go into the village
over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with
her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye
shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
4 All this was done, that it might be
fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold,
thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal
of an ass.
6 And the disciples went, and did as
Jesus commanded them,
7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and
put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.
8 And a very great multitude spread their
garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them
in the way.
9 And the multitudes that
went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David:
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
10 And when he was come into Jerusalem,
all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?11 And the
multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.
12 And Jesus went into the temple of God,
and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the
tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,
13 And said unto them, It is written, My
house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of
thieves.
“The Lord drew boundary lines to define acceptable limits of tolerance. Danger rises when those divine limits are disobeyed. Just as parents teach little children not to run and play in the street, the Savior taught us that we need not tolerate evil. “Jesus went into the temple of God, and … and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers.” Though He loved the sinner, the Lord said that He “cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance”…
Our commitment to the Savior causes us to scorn sin yet heed His commandment to love our neighbors. Together we live on this earth, which is to be tended, subdued, and shared with gratitude. Each of us can help to make life in this world a more pleasant experience…
Unitedly we may respond. Together we may stand, intolerant of transgression but tolerant of neighbors with differences they hold sacred. Our beloved brothers and sisters throughout the world are all children of God.” Elder Russell M. Nelson
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