Today is Palm Sunday. This is the day we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem.
As Jesus and his followers were approaching Jerusalem, He told his followers to go on into town where they would find a new donkey, never been ridden. His instructions were for the followers to untie that donkey and bring it to Jesus. Naturally, Jesus knew they might ask: “what if someone asks us what we are doing?” So Jesus instructed them to say “the Master needs the colt.”
Sure enough. The townspeople did ask: “Why are you untying that colt?” Jesus’ followers answered the way Jesus told them to answer. Then they took the colt to Jesus, put their coats on it and put palm branches and coats on the road to walk on as they paraded into Jerusalem.
This is the true story straight from the Bible, Mark 11. This donkey was a new, never ridden donkey who carried Jesus into town.
At Christmastime, we hear and see another story of a donkey that carried Mary and Joseph on their journey. This, of course, is a true story with a fictional twist.
Both donkeys had very important jobs of carrying our Savior! “Praise God! God bless the One who comes in the name of the Lord!
