The Colt Discovered - Mark 11:4

Mark wrote when Jesus and His disciples, “came near to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sent forth two of his disciples. And said unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as you be entered into it, you shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do you this? say you that the Lord has need of him; and straightway he will send him hither”, and in chapter eleven and verse four of his book, Mark shared how Jesus' disciples, “went their way, and fount the colt tied by the door without” where we read:

And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

The verse reads, “And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met;” Mark began with the words, “and they went their way” which means “and Jesus' two disciples left and departed toward the village”, “and found the colt tied” or “and discovered, notice and perceived the young donkey fastened and bound” “by the door without” which means “beside the vestibule or opening like a outside door or entrance” “in a place” or “within a location” “where two ways met” which means “where two roads met like a fork in the road”. Mark shared how Jesus' “two disciples” left and discovered the “young donkey” right inside the village” at a fork in the road just the way Jesus said .

The verse goes on to say, “and they loose him.” Mark continued with the words, “and they” which means “and the two disciples” “loosed him” or “unfastened, released and set free the young donkey”. Mark shared how Jesus' “two disciples” did as He told them and “unfastened” the young donkey.

When we think through Mark's words in this verse, we can imagine how presumptive this act by the “two disciples” seemed. Just because this “young donkey” was found did not normally mean that anyone could come along and “unfasten” it. However, God was in charge, and Jesus knew His “need” for the donkey. God's plan is not always according to man's plan, and when it came to His Messiah Jesus, some things were done unconventionally. God's desire is to have a personal loving relationship with everyone through His Son Jesus, and whoever recognizes who He is, even when His ways are different than their own, should yield their lives to Him as their “Savior and Lord”.

Next time Mark shares how people around Jesus' disciples asked them, “what are you doing, loosing the colt?” , so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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