Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Sunday, April 9, 2017
The Big Miss On Palm Sunday
The Big Miss On Palm Sunday
(Written by
Kevin A. Hall 04.09.17)
Jesus walked wherever He went. There were no cars, no
bicycles, no motorbikes, no trucks, no planes, no buses. They had chariots, horses
and other animals of use… but His preferred method of travel was by foot. This
makes me think about the days when there were strikes in the country and a
couple of us would “foot it” for miles back home from school. Those were the days. The good old days. Nowadays, if you are like me, then I park my car near a mall entrance, return to my car, then drive to the other
side of the mall (unless of course my wife is with me..then I have to walk the entire mall. I get lazy sometimes. But not Jesus! He loved “footing it”. Except when He traveled by boat, or walked on water! Today would be
different. Today, He gave His disciples a different kind of instruction:
As they approached Jerusalem and came to
Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, 2saying
to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you
will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring
it here. 3If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you
doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’ ”
4They went and found a colt outside in the
street, tied at a doorway. As they untied it, 5some
people standing there asked, “What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6They
answered as Jesus had told them to, and the people let them go. 7When
they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it (Mark 11:1-7)
His followers knew something was about to happen. Why did
Jesus want to travel on a young donkey? Imagine
what was going through their heads…He is up to something Today.
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