The Unexpected Call

It started out as just an ordinary day and then the call came. Two disciples from Jerusalem were standing in front of the house in Bethphage. Upon being greeted they opened their mouths and began to speak. "We need to borrow your colt because our Master has need of it." Although surprised by the request the owner without argument unloosed the animal and sent it with them. Little did the colt know that in just a few short hours its eternal destiny would be changed as it walked down the streets of the city amid palm branches and multitudinous cheers crying out, "Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest." With great interest I hear the colt asking, "who is this that I am carrying? From the sound of the crowd he must be someone special." Indeed he was. The animal who had never carried a man, had been commissioned before the beginning of time to escort the King of Kings--the Savior of the world. Only later as history unfolded would the impact of this service be fully known. Without resistance or complaint the colt carried the burden of the Lord as he prepared to carry the burden of the world. As the journey ends and its duty fulfilled, I can hear the bray of the wild but tame ass echoing forth as if to say, "It was a privilege sir!" Creation addresses the creator with heartfelt thanks. As I reflect upon this story I cannot help but think that we at any moment might be asked to fulfill an act of service for the King? What an honor it would afford us. Even though wild at heart and undisciplined at times we hear the Holy Spirit say, "the Master has need of you." Are you ready for the unexpected call?