Untie That Donkey!

Luke 19:30-31
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.

No man had ever sat on this donkey. There is no telling what it would do right?  But Jesus needed it. Look at what He told those disciples again. He told them that they would find a colt tied up that no man ever sat on. Here is my favorite part... "Loose him". Jesus said when you see him tied up, untie him. I know you're thinking that it's just a donkey, but I see so much more. I see myself (no jokes needed here). I see a man bound up in his sins that no one had ever loosed before.

Did you know that we all were bound up in our sins? Just like Lazarus bound up in grave clothes, we were bound up with sins. The stench of death and rottenness was always in the air. The noose around our neck like the one holding the donkey in its place. Satan never wanting us to go anywhere. Never wanting us to be free. But Jesus! Jesus told them to untie him. Why?

Look at the last part... "And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, BECAUSE THE LORD HATH NEED OF HIM." Come on now that should call for some kind of shout! I know that God doesn't need me in order to be God. He doesn't need me to add anything unto Him or His mission of love. Some of you would be sad to find out that God doesn't actually need you, but you would miss the whole message. Jesus could have walked into town that day without this donkey. He could have left it tied up never to be saddled with clothes of the disciples. But because of His love and His desire for its use, He sent the disciples to get it.

Because of God's love and His desire for your usefulness, He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for you. He untied the chains of sin that were holding you down. He clothed you with His righteousness and uses you for His work. Not because He has to, but because He WANTS TO! Hallelujah! Untie that donkey!