Mark 10-11 The Lord has need of your...

October 18th, Mark 10-11

       "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. If anyone says to you, why are you doing this? you say, "The Lord has need of it."

       When sending missionaries abroad we don't have enough money...The Lord has need of your...

       Not enough time to be Mission minded... The Lord has need of your...

       Can't give up stuff for the Kingdom...The Lord has need of your...

       Those people are different from me...The Lord has need of your...

       How would you respond if someone came to borrow what you perceived as an important possession and when you asked what was going on the response was, "The Lord has need of it." Your time, money, stuff, strength, influence, connections; "The Lord has need of it." How much of our stuff is ours and how much of it is on loan from God for the advancement of His Kingdom?
       There is a recognition that everything I have is borrowed, even the next breath. If the Lord has need of it, so be it. This colt owner certainly stands apart from the Rich Young Ruler in the previous chapter. May our resources be dictated by the hand of God not the strength of our hand. "The Lord has need of your..."