A Test Of Faith

He said to them, “Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it,’ and immediately he will send it here.” Mark 11:2-3

Two disciples were sent on a mission. This mission appeared to be a mission of theft. Just take it. An equivalent for our time might be to get into a brand-new car that has just been delivered to a house and is sitting outside the garage. Jesus gave the two disciples specific instructions, but the response they were to give might not have felt all that solid to them. Saying, "The Lord has need of it," does not seem like a password that would work in an age of unbelief. However, when sent out, Jesus reminds the disciples in His special way, they may run into a believer just waiting for their chance to shine in the Lord's service. And the mission goes just as our Lord Jesus said it would.

All the two disciples had to do was believe and obey.

Bucky