Will You Be Used By God?

Today's NT reading comes from Luke 19:28-48. Here we see the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. In v.29-31, He sent two of His disciples on a mission. "Go into the village....you will find a colt tied...loose it and bring it here. And if anyone asks you, 'Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, 'Because the Lord has need of it.'" That's interesting. Why would the Lord, the Creator of all things, have need of anything? But when you search the Gospels, you find that He needed lots of things. He needed a boat from which to preach (Luke 5:3-6). He needed some loaves and fishes with which to feed the crowd (Matt.14:16-18). He needed a room in which to share the Last Supper with His disciples (Matt.26:18). He needed a tomb from which to rise from the dead (Matt.27:60). And here He needs a colt. Why? Why does the Lord put Himself in a position of need? He does so in order that we might partner with Him in what He wants to do on earth. Whether it's preaching the Word, teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir, working in the kitchen, serving on a committee, assisting others in a variety of capacities so that the Kingdom of God is built up one soul at a time....whatever it might be, God is saying, "I need you." Will you be like Isaiah and say, "Here I am send me"?
Also, note the next verses (v.32-34). Before the donkey could be used by the Lord, it first had to be loosed. That's precisely what has to happen to us in order to be used by God. Again, will you be used by God? Yes? Then what's binding you? What's holding you back? Surrender fully to Him today (Rom.12:1-2).