The Christian Working Woman - What Do You Have Tied Up? – 2

From The Word On Demand · 3:00

Show by Minnesota Christian Broadcasters

You remember the story where Jesus sent two disciples to get a donkey for him to ride into Jerusalem. He told them to untie it and bring it to him. When they started to untie it, the owners asked what they were doing. Well, wouldn’t you if that was your donkey? I imagine they were a little perturbed to see two strangers taking their prized young colt that had never been ridden. Can you put yourselves in their shoes? I might have been upset and confronted those disciples: “Why are you untying my colt?” At any rate, when the disciples explained that Jesus had requested to use this colt, this one particular colt, it seemed to put an end to it. Without another question, they gave the colt to the disciples for Jesus to use. Their willingness to let go of a valuable possession so unquestioningly leads me to believe that Jesus was someone they knew about, someone they respected, perhaps even loved. They must have met Jesus somewhere. You know, when you’ve met Jesus, it’s not a matter of giving anything up or sacrificing, is it? Instead, the greatest joy of your heart is to give back to the one who has given so much for you. But I confess that often I find myself in selfish mode, do you? I think in terms of my time or my money or my things, and sometimes I don’t want to untie them. That selfish nature comes up easily. But that’s when I am reminded it isn’t my time because I belong to Jesus and everything I have is his. One of the prayers I regularly pray is that God will make me see that I am possessionless and positionless. In reality, as Christ-followers we own nothing; we are just stewards—caretakers of God’s gifts and we will be accountable to him for all that has been entrusted to us. When we really come to see that, it isn’t so hard to untie whatever it is that Jesus asks for, because it doesn’t belong to us anyway. What do you have tied up today? What are you clinging to that God wants to use? You’re missing a great blessing by keeping them tied up.

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