Our paragraph topic is: (Jesus sends two disciples into Jerusalem) Part 4.
What was his purpose? What was his goal that he sent the two disciples into Jerusalem? They didn't ask. They didn't know. They only followed the instructions they were given. They were even given words to say if they were questioned as to what they were doing with the ass and the colt. And all went as they were told without any changes.
Many times throughout the Bible we find instructions that were given by God. Those instructions were meant to be followed without question. Yet we as humans have to make meaning of what we do. We have to try and understand, to rationalize, to make things fit into our world. Where it pertains to God we cannot understand his ways. Only in retrospect do we come to understanding. The disciples were given instructions and they followed them. They only understood later the purpose of what they were doing. Now this was done that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
The whys and wherefores of his actions had already been foretold. The words of what he would do were already written so that all would know and have knowledge of what would happen. Even to the ends of the world the words are written for those who seek to know, for those who look to see, for those who want to understand. The word was fulfilled and will be fulfilled. Christ came as it was written. He spoke to us. He walked with us. He led us to his sacrifice and redemption that we would know who we are. He gave us new life.
All this is being done so that what was spoken will be fulfilled. The God of mercy, the God of love calls us to his name. He calls us to come home to him where we belong. We are not of this world. We are not of this realm. We are not physical beings even though we live and breathe in a physical realm. We are his children. We are created in his image and his likeness, waiting for the day that we will be transformed and become new beings. We are like the caterpillar that lives as a worm crawling the earth. And then one day it crawls into its cocoon and is transformed into a beautiful butterfly.
Happy are those who know. Peaceful are those who understand. Fulfilled are those who see that which they are. Knowledgeable are those who know and trust in him. Wise are they who worry not the trials and tribulations of their daily lives. They are the ones who have been given purpose, who have been touched by his love, who know the reality of his presences in their lives.
He awaits your calling. He awaits your belief. He awaits your needs that he might come and sit with you and show you his love. The words have been spoken through the prophets. They await fulfillment. They await your awakening from darkness into the light.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
What was his purpose? What was his goal that he sent the two disciples into Jerusalem? They didn't ask. They didn't know. They only followed the instructions they were given. They were even given words to say if they were questioned as to what they were doing with the ass and the colt. And all went as they were told without any changes.
Many times throughout the Bible we find instructions that were given by God. Those instructions were meant to be followed without question. Yet we as humans have to make meaning of what we do. We have to try and understand, to rationalize, to make things fit into our world. Where it pertains to God we cannot understand his ways. Only in retrospect do we come to understanding. The disciples were given instructions and they followed them. They only understood later the purpose of what they were doing. Now this was done that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled.
The whys and wherefores of his actions had already been foretold. The words of what he would do were already written so that all would know and have knowledge of what would happen. Even to the ends of the world the words are written for those who seek to know, for those who look to see, for those who want to understand. The word was fulfilled and will be fulfilled. Christ came as it was written. He spoke to us. He walked with us. He led us to his sacrifice and redemption that we would know who we are. He gave us new life.
All this is being done so that what was spoken will be fulfilled. The God of mercy, the God of love calls us to his name. He calls us to come home to him where we belong. We are not of this world. We are not of this realm. We are not physical beings even though we live and breathe in a physical realm. We are his children. We are created in his image and his likeness, waiting for the day that we will be transformed and become new beings. We are like the caterpillar that lives as a worm crawling the earth. And then one day it crawls into its cocoon and is transformed into a beautiful butterfly.
Happy are those who know. Peaceful are those who understand. Fulfilled are those who see that which they are. Knowledgeable are those who know and trust in him. Wise are they who worry not the trials and tribulations of their daily lives. They are the ones who have been given purpose, who have been touched by his love, who know the reality of his presences in their lives.
He awaits your calling. He awaits your belief. He awaits your needs that he might come and sit with you and show you his love. The words have been spoken through the prophets. They await fulfillment. They await your awakening from darkness into the light.
Read the sign of the times! Read the Highlighted New Testament Bible and lift the scales from your eyes that you may see, that you may know, that you may find the truth of who you are in Christ. Read it as though you would read a good book, from cover to cover, and see for yourself. Do not study it in parts reading one passage and then skipping to another, but read it for understanding. Read it for knowledge. Read it for faith. Read it that your eyes may be opened, that your ears may hear, that your heart may be filled with the light of Christ. The Holy Spirit awaits you. Christ seeks to know you. Open the door and let him in.
