{"id":7200,"date":"2015-12-15T00:05:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T08:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=7200"},"modified":"2015-12-14T10:42:24","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:42:24","slug":"what-the-lord-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2015\/12\/15\/what-the-lord-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Lord Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, saying, \u201cGo into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, \u2018Why are you untying it?\u2019 you shall say, \u2018The Lord has need of it.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

So those who were sent went away and found it just as He had told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, \u201cWhy are you untying the colt?\u201d
\nThey said, \u201cThe Lord has need of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

They brought it to Jesus, and they threw their coats on the colt and put Jesus on it. As He was going, they were spreading their coats on the road. As soon as He was approaching, near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen, shouting:<\/p>\n

\u201cBLESSED IS THE KING WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;
\nPeace in heaven and glory in the highest!\u201d (Luke 19:29-38)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tWhat does Jesus need? One might believe that Jesus doesn\u2019t need anything. But one day, a week before Passover, Jesus needed a colt and he had his disciples procure it.<\/p>\n

\tWhy would someone allow strangers to take a colt simply by saying that the Lord needed it? The word translated \u201cLord\u201d is a word that in the first century was used by Jewish people to refer to God. So when the disciples asked to borrow the colt for \u201cthe Lord,\u201d its owner would believe it was needed for a religious purpose.<\/p>\n

\tNevertheless, the story about the colt is presented as a miracle: Jesus knew beforehand what would happen. And ordinarily, people do not give property to strangers who ask for it. \tBut Jesus is God and since God \u201cowns the cattle on a thousand hills,\u201d the animal was his regardless. The story once again reminds us that Jesus is more than just a man. And if Jesus wants something, he will get it. Jesus had the power to heal the sick, and he had the power to borrow something if he needed it, when he needed it. <\/p>\n

\tGod needs you. Don\u2019t imagine that he won\u2019t do with you what he needs to do with you. And since he loves you, it will be a good thing, for him, for you and for everyone else.<\/p>\n

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