We turn to God's Word this morning to two places in Scripture. Let's turn first to the Old Testament, to Psalm 118. Psalm 118, we'll read the entire chapter. The text comes from verses 25 and 26. And then afterwards, we will turn to the New Testament, to Mark chapter 11, and read a few verses there. But first, Psalm 118. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, because his mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now say that his mercy endureth forever. Let the house of Aaron now say that His mercy endureth forever. Let them now that fear the Lord say that His mercy endureth forever. I called upon the Lord in distress. The Lord answered me and set me in a large place. The Lord is on my side. I will not fear. What can man do unto me? The Lord taketh my part with them that help me. Therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes. All nations compassed me about, but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. They compassed me about, yea, they compassed me about, But in the name of the Lord, I will destroy them. They compassed me about like bees. They are quenched as the fire of thorns. For in the name of the Lord, I will destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and song and has become my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous. The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. The right hand of the Lord is exalted. The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore, but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness. I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord, this gate of the Lord, into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise Thee, for Thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the headstone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing. It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord. O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. God is the Lord, which hath shown us light. bind the sacrifice with cords even unto the horns of the altar. Thou art my God and I will praise thee. Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. I'll give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever. And now let's turn to the gospel according to Mark. Mark chapter 11. Mark chapter 11. This is familiar to us. This is the first Sunday of Passion Week. This is what we refer to as Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. And you children, you remember we went over this in catechism not many weeks ago about Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the colt of the donkey. This is Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Let's read the first 11 verses. Mark chapter 11. And when they came nigh unto Jerusalem, unto Bethpage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples and saith unto them, go your way into the village over against you, and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat, loose him and bring him. And if any man say unto you, why do ye this? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him, and straightway he will send him hither. And they went their way and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met, and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, what do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them, even as Jesus had commanded, and they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way, and others cut down palm branches off the trees and strawed them in the way. And they that went before And they that followed cried, saying, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem and into the temple. And when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, He went out unto Bethany with the twelve. Thus far we read God's holy and inspired word. The text will be those verses from Psalm 118, verses 25 and 26, which are essentially the words that the people were shouting out when Jesus was making his way into Jerusalem. Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord, O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. Beloved congregation in our Lord Jesus Christ, you notice that as we read Psalm 118, that the very first verse and the last verse of Psalm 118 say the same thing. O give thanks unto the Lord, unto the Lord, for he is good, because his mercy endureth forever. And that becomes the theme then of this entire Psalm. It's all about the wonderful love of God for his people. God is good to his people. The mercy of God endures to his people. It's a mercy that doesn't last for a few weeks, not even for a few months or for a few years, but the mercy of God to his people lasts and it endures forever. and ever. There are two sections to this psalm, Psalm 118. The first 18 verses, this would be the cry of the people of the Israelites, at least in the Old Testament, as they are making their way to the temple to worship God. They are recounting all of the troubles and evils in their life, but they are also exclaiming that God is their help, that God is their salvation, how the Lord has been their confidence. And then in verses 19 through 28 of this chapter, this worshiping throng has finally made its way to the temple. And they cry out in verse 19, open to me the gates of righteousness, I will go in unto them. And I will praise the Lord. And now they give expression to their joy and to their happiness, especially in verses 25 and 26. Save now, I beseech thee, O Lord. O Lord, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. And here the people are expressing that all their salvation, that all of the prosperity of the blessings of salvation are because of Jehovah God. But then even more particularly, as those blessings of salvation come from that one who comes in the name of the Lord. on the Sunday before Jesus was crucified, he who comes in the name of the Lord entered into Jerusalem. And this is the Sunday we call Palm Sunday. The first day of the Passion Week, the Sunday before Good Friday, we call it Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday, because the people took palm branches down from the trees and strawed them in the way that Jesus was to go. Palm branches in the Bible are a symbol of praise and worship, of kingly majesty. So that in the book of Revelation, Revelation chapter 7 verse 9, where we read of that great throng which no man could number, that they stood before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes and palms in their hands. and cried with a loud voice, salvation to our God, which sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lamb. And those palm branches then are a symbol of the praise and of the honor and of the worship that we give to the Lamb of God, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. And that's what the people were doing that Palm Sunday morning. They were praising and worshiping the one who comes in the name of the Lord and who brings salvation, so that the people shout out in Mark 11 verse 9, Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. And that word Hosanna is a direct quotation from Psalm 118 verse 25. But that's the same cry that we make today. The very same cry we raise every Sabbath day and then all throughout our lives. Hosanna to the son of David. And that's a confession that all of our salvation comes from that one who comes from David's line, the one who comes in the name of Jehovah, even our Lord Jesus Christ. We take as our theme those words from Psalm 118 verse 25, Save now I beseech thee, which is essentially the word Hosanna. Let's look in the first place at the events of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Secondly, the jubilant cry of the people. And finally, the blessed King. Save now I beseech thee. Let's take note in the first point of the sermon what exactly happened on Palm Sunday. This magnificent event that we refer to as Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem and what this means for Jesus and what we learn about Jesus in this event. Well, that was a happy and joyful morning. Here in Mark chapter 11, for many of the people in Jerusalem on that Sunday morning, with the people lined up on the streets leading into Jerusalem, there was a shout from the people, there were parents present, and those parents also brought their children to see the wonderful thing that was taking place. Now I suppose from an outward point of view it looked like the people that gather together for a parade. And if ever you've been to a parade, hundreds upon hundreds of people, maybe even thousands of people present at a parade. There are parents who bring their children and it's a festive atmosphere when we sit on the side of the street watching a parade. But now you understand that example, illustration of a parade is so severely limited when we compare it to the events of this day because at a parade there are so many floats and so many attractions to look at but here on Palm Sunday morning there was only one attraction as it were only one man to look at and to admire. And then too, at a parade, there can be a very selfish attitude on the part of the people, sometimes and especially on the part of the children, to see how much they can get and to see how many treats can get thrown their way. But on this day, Palm Sunday, the attitude of the people is not what so much can be given unto us, but what can we give unto Him? Giving unto Him praise, and honor, and glory, and so they take their coats off, the disciples, and put them on the back of that donkey, and Jesus sits on that donkey, and other people take their coats off and lay them down upon the path Jesus was to come, and take branches off the trees. Palm branches. Symbol. of praise and worship and honor that belongs to a king and they straw them down along the way upon which Jesus was to go. Who is this man receiving the shouts and the acclamation of the people? This is Jesus the Christ. Now, Jesus had been to Jerusalem many times before and never received this kind of attention. For many years, Jesus now is in his earthly ministry, been preaching for some three, three and a half years, but now his fame has spread far and wide. He is the great preacher, the great prophet. He is the worker of miracles and all men know who he is, the great man of God sent to deliver his people. What's different now in Jesus entering Jerusalem, as from previous times when he came to Jerusalem, is that now Jesus openly proclaims his majesty and his dignity. So many times earlier in Jesus' life and ministry, he did not allow the word of his majesty and his kingship to be spread too quickly. And even when you consider the circumstances of His birth, that's the case. The Messiah, the Son of God, born of a poor woman laid in a manger because there was no room for Him in the end. Hardly anybody is expecting the Messiah to be born in such a lowly fashion. But then also think of the very first miracle that Jesus performed when he changed water into wine at that wedding feast in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there, Mary was there, and Mary knew who Jesus was. And Mary says to Jesus, Jesus, they don't have any wine. And that was an implicit command on the part of Mary. Jesus, your time has come. Show everybody who you are, that you are the Son of God in the flesh. And Jesus, in essence, well, he says to his mother, what have I to do with thee, woman? My time is not yet come. That was Jesus saying, it's not yet time for me to openly reveal myself as the Christ and as the Messiah. I'll perform the miracle. But Jesus says, but not for the purpose that you think, Mary, my mother. And then even so many times, at least early on in the ministry of Jesus, when he would perform miracles, when He would heal people. And you have an example of this at the end of Mark chapter 1. In Mark 1 verse 44, Jesus heals a man of leprosy. And then what does He tell that man? Go out and tell everybody what happened. No. But early on in Jesus' ministry, He says, See thou say nothing to any man, but show thyself to the priests. Jesus did not want his fame to be spread too quickly because it wasn't Jesus' time. Lest he become overwhelmed with the crowds and that would hinder him in preaching the gospel. So that even though it's the case that Jesus veiled his majesty for a while and that early on in his ministry his time was not yet come, But nonetheless, we do see the glory and the majesty of Jesus shining forth, even in his lowly birth, so that the angels of heaven would announce the glorious birth of this child to the shepherds in the field, And then even in the miracles that Jesus performed, though many times He told the people to keep quiet, and yet there were so many witnesses present, and they did go out, and they did spread the fame of Jesus abroad. But now, on Palm Sunday, whereas many times earlier in Jesus' ministry He said to the people, keep quiet, But now on Palm Sunday, things are different. Jesus does not tell the people to keep quiet. And in the parallel passage in Luke 19, the Pharisees say to Jesus, they say, Jesus, your disciples are shouting out, blessed is he that's coming in the name of the Lord. Jesus, you rebuke your disciples for saying that. They ought not to be saying that. But Jesus did not rebuke his disciples for saying that because they were saying the truth, the truth that Jesus is indeed the one who comes in the name of the Lord and therefore he is the great King. So that now here on Palm Sunday, Jesus very publicly and deliberately makes himself known to all and he enters Jerusalem as the Messiah, as the great King, as the son of David. And that was important. Jesus would openly and publicly declare to everybody that he is the son of David. And that's important. And we see that here in Mark chapter 11, Jesus revealing himself as the son of David and what that means. And what that means, well, we see in the first place, Mark 11 verse 10, blessed be the kingdom of our father David that cometh in the name of the Lord. And then from the parallel account in Matthew chapter 21, the people shout out, Hosanna to the son of David. And this tells us that Jesus is in fact the son of David. Jesus is the one who has descended from the loins of his father David. You can trace Jesus' lineage all the way back, starting from Mary and going all the way back to David. And that's significant, because in the Old Testament, God made a promise to David. And God made a promise to all of his people. But the promise to David was this, in 2 Samuel 7, verses 14 and following, the promise to David was this, that God made, David, there will come one from out of your loins that will sit on the throne. And his throne will be an everlasting throne. and He will rule over all nations, and He will have an everlasting kingdom, and He shall rule forever. David, out of your loins shall such a son come." And God wasn't speaking simply about Solomon, because even though Solomon would be a great type of Christ, Solomon's kingdom did not last forever. Solomon did not sit on the throne forever. But God was speaking of the promise of a special son, a son who would live forever because his throne would be forever. This is the promise of the seed of the woman, the promise of the Messiah. And all God's people in the Old Testament were looking for the seed of the woman. And now they have it more defined for them to look for the Son of David to come, who would conquer all their enemies, the Son of David, who would be king to rule over them graciously. So that now on this Palm Sunday morning, the people shout out, Hosanna to the Son of David. Speaking that of Jesus, and they were correct. Because Jesus is that Son of David. And in the second place, Jesus as revealing Himself to be the Son of David, He also reveals Himself to be the Great King. And that's because of what we read in the Old Testament in Zechariah 9 verse 9. The way that Jesus comes riding into Jerusalem is in direct fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy indicating that Jesus is the King. So that in the Old Testament, Zechariah 9 verse 9, Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, He is just and having salvation lowly and riding upon an ass and upon the colt, the foal of an ass. And of course Jesus knows this prophecy and so he instructs two of his disciples to go into town and to get that donkey. And Jesus says, if any man tells you, what are you doing? Then you tell that person that the master has need of him. The disciples go, they loose that donkey, and they bring that donkey back unto Jesus. And even though the disciples might have wondered for a little bit, why is Jesus riding on a donkey? But there would come the time in the future when the disciples would understand why Jesus did that, when the Spirit would be poured out, then they would come to know all of these things that Jesus is doing now. But the point is that Jesus knew what He was doing. He rode in on that donkey as fulfillment of that prophecy, and therefore, Jesus is declaring Himself to be the great King promised in the Old Testament, to be that Son of David. to be the Messiah sent from God. But now that leads us to the question, why? Why is Jesus revealing himself so publicly and deliberately here on this Palm Sunday morning, where in earlier visits to Jerusalem, he did not do this, but why now? And the answer is, because now his time has come. Now the time is right. In God's counsel, God has determined that this will be His last week on earth. That this will be His last week of His earthly ministry. Jesus' rebuke to His mother Mary three years prior when she wanted him to change that water into wine, and in that way to proclaim his kingship. And Jesus says, my time has not yet come. But now three years later, his time has come. And Jesus will reveal himself publicly for all to hear, for all to see. The Apostle Paul says in Acts to King Agrippa, when King Agrippa says, almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian, that was in response to Paul saying that King Agrippa, you know the law, you know the prophets, you know about Jesus, this thing was not done in a corner, because the fame of Jesus has spread far. And now at the end of Jesus' ministry, He will reveal Himself so publicly, so openly, so that there will be no mistaking who He is. And Jesus will go to the cross publicly. The striking feature of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem is that even though He didn't say a word while He was riding meek and lowly on that donkey into Jerusalem. And that yet, at the very same time, Jesus was proclaiming very loudly, I am the King, I am the Messiah, and I rightfully deserve the praise and the worship of my people. And this was a testimony of the people shouting, that in this man is all our hope. In this man alone is all our deliverance. In this man is all our salvation. This is the son of David, we've been waiting for him. He's coming in fulfillment of the scriptures, entering Jerusalem as the meek and lowly king. And this was also a testimony, Jesus coming into Jerusalem to all of those who would not believe in him. This man comes writing in fulfillment of the scriptures. And in light of all of Jesus' preaching, in light of all of his miracles, can there be any doubt? After three and a half years, can there be any doubt as to who this man is and who he came from? And the answer we give as God's people is there can be no doubt. We know who he is, and yet many would doubt. And not simply that they would doubt, but there would be many who would not believe. And this triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem shows the twofold effect of the preaching of the gospel. There are those who do believe, Believing that this man is the Christ sent from God, but then there are those who do not believe. They have hard hearts. They refuse to acknowledge the very clear testimony of who this man is and what he has come to do. And they reject Jesus, even to the destruction of their own souls. What's our response to this triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem? We believe, we believe that this man is the son of David sent from God. And we together cry out with the people, Hosanna to the son of David, Hosanna in the highest. That was the jubilant cry that arose that Sunday morning. Mark 11 verse 9, Hosanna! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom of our father David. that cometh in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest." And that wasn't the disciples, that wasn't the people just thinking up words of praise and honor all by themselves and shouting it out. But they were taking words from the Old Testament, from Psalm 118, verses 25 and 26, and they were shouting forth the words of Scripture. And what they were doing was shouting the exact words really of Psalm 118 verses 25 and following, save now I beseech thee, O Lord, blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. That's what the people were shouting out. And now maybe somebody would say, but I can see the resemblance between Mark 11 and Psalm 118 verse 25. But the people, after all, cry out, Hosanna. And Psalm 118 doesn't use the word Hosanna. But upon closer inspection, this is what we find out. Psalm 118 verse 25 begins, Save now, I beseech thee. And if you were living in the Old Testament, and if you would be speaking the Hebrew language as an Israelite, and this is how those first few words would sound like. It would sound something like this. Save now, I beseech thee. It would sound something like this. Hoshiana. That's what it would sound like in the Hebrew. And now I trust that you see the resemblance. And not simply a resemblance, but an exact duplication. Because that was the same word the people were shouting out on Palm Sunday morning. In the Hebrew Old Testament, it sounded like this, Hoshiana, But in the Greek of the New Testament, it's transliterated and it sounds to us like this, Hosanna. And what does that word Hosanna mean? Hosanna means exactly what the beginning of verse 25 says in Psalm 118. Hosanna means, save now, I beseech thee. And the people were shouting this to Jesus. Hosanna, save us, we beseech thee. And even though many of them had a wrong understanding of the kind of deliverance that Jesus would bring, and yet nonetheless, their shout indicates that in Jesus alone is their deliverance. Hosanna, you alone can save us, you alone can deliver us, and we beseech you to save us. And this jubilant cry of Hosanna then has become used by the Israelites and by the New Testament church as an expression of praise and worship. Because if you come to one crying and pleading for salvation, you are also extolling that one and praising and giving all your worship to him. Hosanna to the son of David Praises be to the Son of David. We can say more about what this cry Hosanna meant and what the people further cry out. Insofar as they cry out the words of Psalm 118 verses 25 and 26, the people are expressing the divinity of Jesus. When you look at verse 9 of Mark 11, Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. The one who comes in the name of the Lord. And then the end of verse 10, Hosanna in the highest. What does that mean? This means that this Jesus is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. There are not many who come in the name of the Lord. There's one who comes in the name of the Lord. There is only one who is the official ambassador of Jehovah God, the one mediator between God and men, the one who is the official mouthpiece of Jehovah God, and none can come in the name of Jehovah unless he is Jehovah God himself. And that's what the name Jesus means, Jehovah Salvation. And so as Jesus enters Jerusalem as the one who comes in the name of Jehovah, then this Jesus is divine. And this cry of the people and the fact that Jesus is the divine King, there's instruction for us here. In the first place, this means that the salvation Jesus brings is full and complete salvation. And even though the people didn't quote all of Psalm 118, and yet the truth still holds what verse 25 of Psalm 118 says, I beseech thee Send now prosperity, so that God's people cry out for prosperity. Not an earthly kind of prosperity, but a spiritual prosperity. We cry out for that prosperity because by nature, As we come into this world, we are not a prosperous people. By nature, we are dead in trespasses and sins, no good in and of ourselves, by ourselves, only deserving of the wrath of God and the curse of God. And from that point of view, we are an empty, barren, desolate people. And now renewed by the Holy Spirit, the Spirit gives us to see our bare and desolate condition apart from Jesus Christ so that we cry out, send now prosperity. And the prosperity again, for which the people of God cry out is not what's known as the prosperity gospel nowadays, that Jesus would give me more things and better things. If only my faith is strong enough to trust in him, then my bank account will be flush with money. That's not the prosperity that God's people want. We despise that kind of prosperity. if we would set our hearts upon those riches, but the prosperity is the prosperity of all the blessings of salvation. That's what makes a man truly rich. The prosperity of the forgiveness of sins. so that all our sins are washed away in the blood of Jesus Christ. This is the prosperity of living a sanctified, holy life. The Spirit working in us and working in our will so that now we desire to press all that we are into the service of God's name. This is the prosperity of our preservation in life. God will keep us. We will not fall away. When the enemy attacks us, we will not be utterly consumed, but the Lord will preserve us. We are prosperous people. This is the prosperity of our eventual glorification and the sure knowledge that the same Jesus who forgives my sins will one day bring me to eternal glory. We seek all this prosperity. All these blessings of salvation, from where? From Jesus Christ alone. Don't seek this prosperity in yourself. Don't rely upon yourself to be prosperous. Turn to Jesus Christ and cry out, O Lord, send now prosperity. But then the second point of instruction for us here is that knowing Jesus is the Divine King, It tells us that Jesus is sovereign over all things. He's the king. He's the one who rules. He's the one who's in charge. And isn't that evident even from the events of this day? Jesus was sovereign by telling his disciples, go into Jerusalem, find that donkey tied up, and then bring him back to me. And that's exactly what happened. The disciples went. And Jesus is demonstrating His sovereignty, even over the small matter of securing this donkey. But that's just a small display of His sovereignty. Jesus is also sovereign over all of the events that will take place on Palm Sunday, over all of the events that will take place later in the week, so that the question becomes, Why did Jesus have to suffer? Why did Jesus have to die on the cross on Friday morning? The answer is not because the mob captured Him and that's what they wanted to do to Him. It's not because the high priest condemned Him, because Pontius Pilate gave permission to the Jews. That isn't the ultimate reason, but the answer is Jesus went willingly to the cross. He was sovereign over all of the events of this week to bring to pass that which God had before determined to do. And I say that this sovereignty and power of Jesus is of great comfort to us even in the matter of Jesus' own suffering and death, because it tells us that Jesus wasn't forced upon the cross as if he were unwilling, as if the mob caught him when he was trying to run away, and that Jesus didn't want to go to the cross and die the accursed death of the cross But on the contrary, Jesus went to the cross of his own sovereign will, out of love for his people, out of his great love for you and for me, Jesus directed the events of all things to the cross of Calvary, there to secure our salvation. And this becomes our jubilant cry today, Hosanna to the son of David. And we cry out unto our Savior for the salvation that only He can bring, the prosperity of all of the blessings of salvation. And thankful that in His sovereignty, He has destroyed all our enemies, that He has secured all our salvation and showers that salvation upon us richly and abundantly through the Spirit He has given. And finally, this morning, then what a blessed king we have, the son of David. That's what we confess in Psalm 118, verse 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you out of the house of our God. And from those words, is something that we confess first of all of Jesus, that He is the blessed King. And that word blessing literally means to speak well of someone. That Jesus is the blessed of God means that God is the one who speaks well of Jesus. God is the one who spoke well of Jesus at His baptism. when the heavens were opened and that dove descended, the spirit in the form of a dove, this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased. God spoke well of Jesus later on during the Mount of Transfiguration when God with the voice from heaven This is my beloved son, hear ye him. God spoke well of Jesus because Jesus came to do the will of the Father. And Jesus performed that will. And Jesus atoned for sin. He suffered for your sins and for my sins and for the sins of all his elect people. And he accomplished that work. Every single sin paid for. Every single sin of his people, covered. And when Psalm 118 verse 26 says, Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord, that's not so much a statement on our part making a wish, Oh, I hope that this one coming in the name of the Lord is blessed by Jehovah, but this is a statement of fact. Blessed is the one, you could read it that way, blessed is the one who comes in the name of Jehovah. And not only is Jesus blessed by Jehovah God, but he is also blessed by us. We bless the Lord Jesus Christ. Verse 26, Psalm 118, we have blessed you out of the house of our God. That we bless Jesus doesn't mean that we somehow add to the glory of Jesus, add to his divinity, so that if we did not bless him, there would be something missing in the glory of Jesus, but it simply means that we speak good words concerning Him. We bless Him so that in all of our daily conversation, we show that we have been given all of the blessings of salvation by Him and that we live as faithful disciples. And we say what Psalm 66 verse 16 says, "'Come all ye that fear the Lord, "'and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.'" We will declare to our fellow brethren, to our neighbors, we will declare all the great prosperity that Jesus Christ has given unto us. That's blessing his name. Blessing his name is a way of praising Jesus and worshiping him. and honoring Him. And that's what we are doing right now. We have blessed you out of the house of our God, praising the name of our Savior for the prosperity He has given unto us. And every Sabbath, we have that opportunity to bless the name of our Savior as we worship Him. as we confess that our salvation comes from Him alone, and that's the most blessed thing you and I can confess about our Savior, that in Him alone is all my salvation. Hosanna. Save now. I beseech thee, Lord Jesus Christ, send now prosperity. And so, people of God, let's do that. Today, let's do that all of our lives. Blessing the name of our Savior, Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Amen. Let us pray. Our Father, which art in heaven, we thank thee for thy word and for the instruction that we have received. Grant us thy spirit, apply that word to our hearts so that we stand in awe of this meek and lowly man riding into Jerusalem, the son of David, the divine king, who will come to accomplish thy good pleasure, the salvation of thy people. We are thankful for Jesus Christ, We love Him and we seek all our salvation from Him and Him alone and thankful for the prosperity of all the blessings of salvation that He gives unto us. Bless us on the Sabbath day, continue to be with us and go with us all our earthly sojourn. We pray this in Jesus' name alone, amen.