I am Scared!
Scripture: Mark 11:2
2 “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
Observation:
This is kind of crazy! Jesus asks the disciples to go into the village and take a donkey that doesn’t belong to them. First, I wonder if the disciples were a little apprehensive to the request of Jesus. I wonder if they thought Jesus was losing it, I mean… He’s asking them to walk into a village that’s probably unfamiliar and filled with strangers. I can imagine that perhaps they were thinking to themselves what if the owner comes out and gets angry, what if he becomes violent, what do we do then. I think every excuse they could probably think up went through their minds and just as they begin to convince themselves that Jesus is crazy He says, “Just Tell them the Lord needs it and will return it soon”. That doesn’t help Jesus because now not only do I look like a thief but now I look like a lying thief. Everything about this looks and feels wrong, it doesn’t make sense and yet Jesus is asking. Second, I wonder if the disciples began to question their own loyalty. At that single moment in time there is a split second were they either believe and do or doubt and walk away.
Application:
As I am reading this scripture I am looking at my own life and wondering how many times the Lord has asked me to do something and because it didn’t fit my line of thinking I walked away and missed an opportunity to usher in the presence of the Son of God. My application is to give myself completely over to the will of God, even when it means going against my own line of thinking. I have to remember that His ways are above my ways and His thoughts are above my thoughts. I can’t allow myself to explain away the request of the Lord. When He asks of me the impossible I must completely trust that He has it under control. So today, I choose to allow God to use me to usher in the presence of His Son, Jesus Christ. Someone has a donkey they want to let me borrow to usher in the presence of God I just have to go out and get it…
Prayer:
Daddy, give me the boldness to go out and ask for the donkey that will usher in your presence. Help me to overcome my fear of rejection and failure. I want you to be in complete control and sometimes it scares me because I can’t see the outcome, I can’t see past my own comfort. I know your plans for me are good but I am still scared, will you help me see with my heart what I can’t see with my eyes. I love you and want to give it all.
Your son,
Lee G.
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