The Bible tells of that time when Jesus’ disciples were carjackers. Well, since they didn’t have cars back then I guess they weren’t technically carjackers, they were donkey-jackers.

Jesus Needed a Donkey

Jesus needed the donkey to fulfill the Old Testament prophecy concerning His entry into Jerusalem, so He told His disciples exactly where to go to conscript the animal.

Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’ – Luke 19:30-31

What if the owners had refused? This man probably had spent quite a lot of time and money bringing this donkey into the world. He had a lot invested in it and he had plans for it. Yet he relinquished it because as the Bible says, “The Lord needs it.” Granted, He is God and He really has need of nothing, He is completely self-sufficient. However, in carrying out His plan of redemption, God wanted to use this particular donkey, and the owner was willing to give it up. God used this simple creature to display the great glory of His Son. Little is indeed much when God is in it, or in this case ON it.

Where Do You Tie YOUR Donkey?

All of us have “donkeys” in our lives that God wants to use to demonstrate His glory, yet He leaves the decision to make them available to us. Can you think of things right now you will not allow God to have? Let me suggest a few that I think are common “donkeys” among us.

Maybe your donkey is a possession – a house, car, family heirloom, clothing, financial resources, or even a “toy.” As far as you are concerned this item is yours, you will determine how, when, and where you use it. Possibly your donkey is a position – you hold a certain level of influence and you use it to advance what you think is right.

Our Current Donkey

Or is your donkey a “normal” life and now COVID-19 has hijacked it?  We are living through unusual days.  What if God has allowed this to happen because HE has a purpose in it?

I pray that we take the time to seriously seek to hear the message God is speaking to us individually.  It is too easy in a time like this to ask what God wants to say to US.  Let me encourage you to instead ask what God want to say to ME?

God has hijacked our donkey.  He will return it one day, but not until He has finished His purpose with it.