Long Live King Jesus

738 Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ki 1:32-35, “And King David said, "Call to me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada." So they came before the king. 33 The king also said to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have Solomon my son ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon. 34 "There let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him king over Israel; and blow the horn, and say, 'Long live King Solomon!' 35 "Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne, and he shall be king in my place. For I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and Judah." (1 Kings 1:32-35) David won the kingdom for Israel. He, often like Jesus, had no place to lay his head, and like Jesus defeated all his enemies. Solomon, then reaped those benefits and reigned over a kingdom of glory, riches, and splendor. In this regard, David foreshadowed Jesus in His first advent and Solomon foreshadows Jesus in His second coming. This account of Solomon's ascension to the throne is amazingly similar to that day when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey. Solomon would ride the king's mule to Gihon, which is area in which Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. The word “Gihon” means “to gush forth,” and should cause us to consider that Jesus is the living water gushing forth into the world. He said in Joh 7:37, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink.” This was quite an entourage as those loyal to David accompanied Solomon with shouts of “Long live King Solomon,” and of course as Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey the people gave Him the welcome of a king shouting loud “hosanna’s”. Don't ignore these foreshadowings in Scripture. They were written as sketches for us to look at, and to kindle hope in us before the final picture is completed. May it strengthen your faith today, that even as Jesus entered Jerusalem as a king, He will one day re-enter our world as the King of kings and Lord of lords, and His forever, glorious reign will begin. A reign that will overflow with blessings for His servants, that will make Solomon look like a pauper. These blessings are reserved only for those who have put their faith in Jesus. Only those who from the heart say, “Long live King Jesus!”