1 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples 2 and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3 If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this: ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.’ ” 4 They went away and found a colt tied near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5 some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6 They told them what Jesus had said, and they allowed them to take it. 7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut in the fields. 9 Then those who went ahead and those who followed were shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
11 Then he entered Jerusalem and went into the temple, and when he had looked around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Prayer Focus: A few weeks ago in worship, we sought to enter this text as we lifted up both the highly orchestrated way that the parade comes together and Jesus’ abrupt return to Bethany after he looked around the temple. I hope you continue to reflect upon those elements of this story. But today, consider the two disciples whom Jesus sends to go retrieve a colt. This is not a glamorous task of discipleship, and we do not even get to know their names. All we know is that the Lord sends them to get a colt because the Lord needs it. Whether in exciting or most mundane ways, the Lord needs you today. Pray that you might not despair. The Lord needs you!
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