“Jesus said to them, ‘Go into the village over against you, in the which at your entering you shall find a colt tied whereon no man has ever sat; loose him and bring him to Me. If any man asks you, Why do you loose him? Say to him, because the Lord has need of him'” (Luke 19:30-31).

In our lives walking before the Lord, there are times of great activity and service, and there are times of waiting, apparent idleness in the eyes of man who constantly judge our actions. There are times to go and there are times to stay where we are in that moment of time.

Our text describes a situation where a colt was tied to a post to constrain his movements and to keep him from running away or being stolen. This colt is illustrative of our times of waiting. This colt was not in service. Indeed, as Jesus describes it “a colt tied whereon no man has ever sat”. This was a colt in waiting to be used in service to the Messiah.

Jesus said to His disciples to tell anyone who might challenge them when they were loosing the colt from the tether, “The Lord has need of him”. The service of the colt waiting for the Master’s use was all about timing, wasn’t it. Unknown to the colt Jesus was preparing to ride the colt from the Mount of Olives, a descending route into the City of Jerusalem for what is commonly known as the triumphal entry, Palm Sunday.

It was an epic moment for the colt as the disciples “cast their garments upon the colt and sat Jesus upon him” (Luke 19:35). The colt was right there when all the people began to shout, “Blessed be the King that comes in the Name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest” (Luke 19:38).

Friend, are you ready to be “loosed” from your current situation of waiting before the face of the Lord? The Lord has need of you. There is a task, an opportunity, a moment in time, an occasion for you. Will you be ready? Will you be waiting at your post? Will you cease from your busyness, your compulsive activities wherein you feel you must be doing something. Afterall, you cannot be idle can you? You cannot just stand there. You must appear busy in the eyes of man. There are too many souls to save, too many messages to be preached, too many books to be written, too many songs to sing, too many Scriptures to read and prayers to pray. There is just so much to do. Oh, no, you cannot just stand there and wait, can you?

The Psalmist says, “Wait on the Lord; be of good courage and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord” (Psalm 27:14).

The Lord has need of him. May that be said of us as we wait patiently on the Lord, until the servants of the Lord come to you and say, “the Lord has need of him”. When they do come to you, let them bring you to Jesus. Let Him sit on you and ride you, and use you, so He can go to where He is going and accomplish that good thing to which He was sent.

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