March 21
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart” (Matt. 11:29).
Many believers, alas! are unlike the colt and need to be beaten many times. That is our
nature; we are so stubborn. We do not yield to the voice of God easily. We only want Him to
bless us and deliver us from difficulties. When it comes to doing His will we do not want that.
We only want our will to be done. That is why many believers do not grow spiritually. They
do not obey the Lord Jesus Christ implicitly. Yet with what joy and humility the colt carried
the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus was showing His disciples at that time, if they wanted
to be His true disciples, if they wanted to serve Him and follow Him, then they should be like
that colt. By nature it was stubborn, but in God’s presence it was perfectly humble and
obedient. No man can break our will. All of us are very stubborn, and it is only after many
years of beating that we become humble.
There are different kinds of pride in all of us and that is why we find it hard to obey the Lord
implicitly. The Lord has to break our pride in many ways. Sometimes the breaking comes
through sickness.
Heavenly King | March 20
March 20
“Thy King cometh unto thee … lowly, and riding … upon a colt, the foal of an ass” (Zech. 9:9).
At His fourth visit to Bethany the Lord planned to reveal His Kingship. He wanted His friends to understand this, and how they could enjoy the privileges of that Kingship, and paradoxically how to be humble and meek. Many believers only accept the Lord Jesus as their Saviour.
They want Him only to forgive their sins and eventually to take them to heaven. They do not understand the real longing of the Lord Jesus to make them His co-workers and partners, and that, for that purpose they have to be brought under His Kingship and Lordship constantly.
After many years of defeat and failure, they understand and give the right place to the Lord Jesus in their hearts as heavenly King. He has to be our King of our hearts, home and church, and His authority must be fully exercised in our midst constantly, individually, as a family, and as a Church. Though our Lord could have commanded any beast, even a lion to ride upon, He chose purposely a colt of an ass. Among all animals the colt of an ass is a very rebellious animal.
The colt of an ass will not allow anybody to ride on it and those who try to do so do not have an easy time, yet He chose an unbroken colt. When they brought this unbroken colt to Him, straightaway He sat on it and there was no kicking. It carried the Lord Jesus with great joy and obedience.