Luke 19:33-34

As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?” They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

From Background Notes [BN] for March 31^st /April 1^st written by Pastor Bob Brown:

It is among the marvels of the ministry of Jesus that he "needs" his creatures to accomplish his work…

This language endows both the colt and its "owners" with genuine importance. Whether it be loaves or fishes or a colt, Jesus will receive these gifts of creation and transform them into holy things. Mark and Luke report the questioning of the disciples by the colt's owners, but, then, without argument, the owners accepted what Jesus said as communicated through his disciples. This has not been, nor will it be, the only situation in which the disciples will need to rely solely on the word of Jesus when called into question about their actions. In the future, they will face more dire inquisitions and it will be the words of Jesus that will sustain and give them release.   [BN, 5]

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