Good morning, Champion – time for your Friday fry-up! Loosed for a purpose Matthew 21:1–2 (NKJV) Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me". Let's stay on the theme of the donkey. Notice what Jesus said to His disciples when He commissioned them to go and get Him a vehicle for entering the great city of Jerusalem: “Loose it and bring it to me”. The story records that the disciples found the donkey tied up just as Jesus had said and indeed loosed it and brought it to Him. That day everything changed for that donkey – probably all it had known up to that day was walking around in circles tied to a pole, stopping every now and then to eat hay and look at a world he could not go into because of his captivity. Here’s a thought: Jesus never loosed the donkey because He liked donkeys and wanted to release it so it could enjoy its freedom – He loosed it for a purpose. It was given its freedom so that it could carry the presence of God (Jesus) where He needed to go. Wow! What a day that was for that donkey; from being bound to a pole to being a carrier of a move of God (Jesus). You have probably worked out my comparison, right? Each of us are like that donkey. We were tied up to sin and stuff, bound and not free, then Jesus sent His message of freedom and liberated us from the captivity we knew. But you need to understand that, like that donkey, it is not just about your freedom. It’s great that you're set free but what now? The best bit is that Jesus wants to ride upon your life, as He did that donkey, to bring His message of freedom and spirit of life to the other places where it is so needed. I don’t want to be a free donkey, running around a field doing my own thing. I am so grateful for the freedom He has given me, grateful enough to offer that freedom back to Him for His plans and intentions. How about you? It was for freedom that Christ has set you free, but that freedom also had a kingdom-transporting purpose to it. Will you be freed, or freed and brought to Him for His purposes? Andy
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