From a Zero to a Hero

Don't you just love those stories where inconspicuous people suddenly become hero’s? Their fame may come through a gift they give or a miraculous rescue they make. Regardless of how it happens it’s edifying to see them making the headlines.  Such was the case with the young colt the Lord chose to ride on Palm Sunday.  The story is given to us Mark 11.   “Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples; ² and He said to them, "Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. ³ And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here." ⁴ So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it.” In reading this passage one might get the idea that the Master’s choice was one of coincidence. However, Zechariah’s prophecy given centuries earlier proves otherwise. The colt was merely responding to its God appointed destiny; and what a response it was.  Although never ridden before the little donkey yielded in total obedience.  You never read where it bucked or stubbornly persisted in going its own way as many untrained subjects do. No, it simply walked giving heed to every command.  It chose to bear the burden of service without restraint.  In the minds of those lining the street that day, this little animal was doing what it had always done. However, only later do we find out it was doing what it had never done.  Because of obedience the colt indelibly etched its name in the greatest history book of all time—the Bible. In essence it went from a zero to a hero. You and I can do the same. It may appear as if our lives are inactive. We may feel as if we are simply tied to a post. However, as we wait and then respond to our time of destiny we will find ourselves doing incredible things, giving others something to talk about for years to come.