The Lord Hath Need . . . .

Yesterday was such a blessed and glorious day as we celebrated the Resurrection of our Lord!  My heart still thrills today as I recall all the beautiful music and the inspiring message from our pastor, Bro. Thornton.

But today I want to think for a few moments on six little words which captured my attention last week.  In the 19th chapter of Luke, we read these words:  "And it came to pass, when He was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying, 'Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, Whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.  And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.'
And they that were sent went their way, and found even as He had said unto them.  And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, 'Why loose ye the colt'?  And they said, 'The Lord hath need of him.'"  (v. 29-34)  In verses 31 and 34, it reads -- "the Lord hath need of him."

I think there are several lessons for us here.  First, Jesus did not give any reason or explanation for His command, "Go ye"!  It is so easy for us to question "Why"?  Why, Jesus, would you want a colt that has never been ridden or even sat upon??  It will be wild!!  We want to try and figure out everything ourselves, forgetting that we are to trust our Lord and not lean to our own understanding!   But even though the two disciples probably didn't understand, they did not question -- they went immediately to carry out the command of the Master.

Secondly, when God asks us to do something, He works on the other end, as well.  Notice verse 33 --- when the disciples were loosing the colt, the owners might have said -- "Hey, what do you think you are doing?  That's my colt -- why are you loosing him?"  When they answered simply, "The Lord hath need of him," they brought him to Jesus!

Thirdly, it is very important to remember that "Obedience to God is life's supreme and most important matter."  The two disciples did not know "Why"? -- that didn't matter -- because they loved the Master, they wanted to obey Him so they responded with these simple words -- "The Lord hath need of Him"!!

Does the Lord have need of You today?