The Triumphal Entry
21 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:
5 “Tell the daughter of Zion,
‘Behold, your King is coming to you,
Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.’”
6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:
“Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!”
Prophecy was fulfilled, and Jesus entered into a glorious entry before His crucifixion...this is a powerful moment in Jewish history...however, I would like to focus on what He rode in on.
The bible says that He rode in on a colt, a young donkey...this animal has NEVER been ridden before...unbroken; yet, it was used to carry the Lord Jesus Himself.
The bible never tells us the difficulty in its usage, or that it even bucked the disciples when they came and retrieved it...the colt simply surrendered.
Ask yourself this question...if the Lord were to choose you...would you surrender? Many of us are much like this colt - untried and untested...some are unproven, but can you be pliable?It's a good thing to ask yourself...we as people of God mus
t be willing to surrender to the Master's Call if we're going to make our mark in this world.
Acts 16:9-10 (NKJV)
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Luke wrote about a vision that Paul received, but he made the vision his own when he said, 'The Lord called US...'
When He calls, will you be ready?
