Luke 19:28 says, And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. After the parable about the rich man and his servants, Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem. As followers of Christ, we must continue on toward our heavenly home. Verse twenty-nine adds, 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, Verse thirty adds, 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. When Jesus got near Bethphage, he called two of His disciples to Him, and told them to go into the city, where they would find a colt who had never been ridden tied. We are not told which two disciples, but it really doesn't matter, as they all should have been there to serve Jesus in whatever way He chose, just as we as followers of Christ should be today. Verse thirty-one continues, And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. Jesus told the two disciples if anyone asked them why they were taking the colt, to tell them the Lord has need of him. I don't believe Jesus was sending them to steal the colt, but just to borrow it for a little while, and He is not going to send us to do anything illegal today. Verse thirty-two states, And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. The two disciples who were sent went on their way and found things as Jesus said they would be. When God sends us on a mission, things will be as He says they will be, but we will never know if we don't go. Verse thirty-three adds, And as they were loosing the colt, The owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? Verse thirty-four continues, And they said, The Lord hath need of him. The owners of the colt did come to the disciples and ask them why they were untying the colt, just as Jesus had said they might. Jesus will never send us into a situation where He does not know the problems we may encounter. The disciples told them what Jesus had told them to say, and that was that the Lord had need of Him. We have God's promise that He will always give us the words to say when we are obediently serving Him. The owners then had to have given them permission to take the colt, otherwise they would not have been allowed to leave with it. I don't believe that Jesus will send us to take something from someone without their permission, but if He sends to borrow something from someone, He will also have led them to allow us to. Verse thirty-four says, And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. When these two disciples returned with the colt, they put their garments on it and then set Jesus on it. Like them, we must be willing to give up the things that may bring us comfort in order to serve Jesus. Verse thirty-six adds, And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. As Jesus went on His way, those around Him placed their clothes along the route that He was traveling. At this point, they were still willing to acknowledge Jesus as a king, but not really as the King, the Messiah, as would soon be shown. It is not enough to get caught up in a crowd mentality and profess to follow Jesus without really accepting Him for Who He is. Verse thirty-seven declares, And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; As Jesus came down from the Mount of Olives, multitudes of disciples began to rejoice and praise God for the mighty works they had seen. They were following Jesus more for the miracles that He had done than because of Who He was and what He had come to do. Sometimes today people will profess to follow Jesus when they see some miracle happen, but they really will not have put their faith in Him. Verse thirty-eight adds, Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. They were acknowledging with words Who Jesus was, but they were still looking for an earthly king who would reestablish the people of Isreal as a mighty nation. We cannot serve Jesus for material reasons only and truly be His servant.
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