{"id":45524,"date":"2021-02-17T11:57:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=45524"},"modified":"2025-05-12T01:51:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T22:51:18","slug":"obey-the-command-of-jesus-thats-what-will-protect-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2021\/02\/17\/obey-the-command-of-jesus-thats-what-will-protect-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Obey the Command of Jesus \u2014 That\u2019s What Will Protect You"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Scripture <\/span>Focus: <\/span>Luke <\/span>19:<\/span>29\u2013<\/span>34 (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/strong>
Key <\/span>Theme: <\/span>Radical <\/span>Obedience <\/span>to <\/span>Christ <\/span>Over <\/span>Human <\/span>Protocol<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shalom!<\/span><\/strong> I <\/span>greet <\/span>you <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>glorious <\/span>name <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>Lord <\/span>and <\/span>Savior, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>Christ. <\/span>Let <\/span>us <\/span>meditate <\/span>together <\/span>on <\/span>a <\/span>vital <\/span>truth <\/span>from <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>Word\u2014<\/span>the <\/span>power <\/span>of <\/span>obedience <\/span>to <\/span>divine <\/span>instruction, <\/span>even <\/span>when <\/span>it <\/span>seems <\/span>illogical <\/span>or <\/span>risky <\/span>by <\/span>human <\/span>standards.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Just <\/span>before <\/span>His <\/span>triumphant <\/span>entry <\/span>into <\/span>Jerusalem, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>gave <\/span>a <\/span>peculiar <\/span>command <\/span>to <\/span>two <\/span>of <\/span>His <\/span>disciples. <\/span>He <\/span>instructed <\/span>them <\/span>to <\/span>go <\/span>into <\/span>a <\/span>village, <\/span>find <\/span>a <\/span>colt (<\/span>a <\/span>young <\/span>donkey) <\/span>tied <\/span>up, <\/span>and <\/span>bring <\/span>it <\/span>to <\/span>Him. <\/span>At <\/span>first <\/span>glance, <\/span>this <\/span>might <\/span>seem <\/span>like <\/span>a <\/span>simple <\/span>errand. <\/span>But <\/span>upon <\/span>closer <\/span>reflection, <\/span>the <\/span>instruction <\/span>was <\/span>quite <\/span>unusual\u2014<\/span>even <\/span>provocative.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s <\/span>read <\/span>the <\/span>passage <\/span>carefully:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Luke <\/span>19:<\/span>29\u2013<\/span>34 (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/strong>
29 <\/span>When <\/span>he <\/span>drew <\/span>near <\/span>to <\/span>Bethphage <\/span>and <\/span>Bethany, <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>mount <\/span>that <\/span>is <\/span>called <\/span>Olivet, <\/span>he <\/span>sent <\/span>two <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>disciples,<\/span>
30 <\/span>saying, \u201c<\/span>Go <\/span>into <\/span>the <\/span>village <\/span>in <\/span>front <\/span>of <\/span>you, <\/span>where <\/span>on <\/span>entering <\/span>you <\/span>will <\/span>find <\/span>a <\/span>colt <\/span>tied, <\/span>on <\/span>which <\/span>no <\/span>one <\/span>has <\/span>ever <\/span>yet <\/span>sat. <\/span>Untie <\/span>it <\/span>and <\/span>bring <\/span>it <\/span>here.<\/span>
31 <\/span>If <\/span>anyone <\/span>asks <\/span>you, \u2018<\/span>Why <\/span>are <\/span>you <\/span>untying <\/span>it?\u2019 <\/span>you <\/span>shall <\/span>say <\/span>this: \u2018<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>has <\/span>need <\/span>of <\/span>it.\u2019\u201d<\/span>
32 <\/span>So <\/span>those <\/span>who <\/span>were <\/span>sent <\/span>went <\/span>away <\/span>and <\/span>found <\/span>it <\/span>just <\/span>as <\/span>he <\/span>had <\/span>told <\/span>them.<\/span>
33 <\/span>And <\/span>as <\/span>they <\/span>were <\/span>untying <\/span>the <\/span>colt, <\/span>its <\/span>owners <\/span>said <\/span>to <\/span>them, \u201c<\/span>Why <\/span>are <\/span>you <\/span>untying <\/span>the <\/span>colt?\u201d<\/span>
34 <\/span>And <\/span>they <\/span>said, \u201c<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>has <\/span>need <\/span>of <\/span>it.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Now <\/span>pause <\/span>and <\/span>think: <\/span>Why <\/span>would <\/span>Jesus <\/span>instruct <\/span>His <\/span>disciples <\/span>to <\/span>untie<\/span><\/em> someone <\/span>else\u2019s <\/span>animal <\/span>without <\/span>first <\/span>asking <\/span>permission? <\/span>Wouldn\u2019t <\/span>that <\/span>appear <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>theft? <\/span>Did <\/span>Jesus <\/span>not <\/span>understand <\/span>property <\/span>laws? <\/span>Of <\/span>course <\/span>He <\/span>did. <\/span>In <\/span>fact, <\/span>He <\/span>authored<\/span><\/em> them <\/span>through <\/span>divine <\/span>inspiration (<\/span>cf. <\/span>Exodus <\/span>20:<\/span>15). <\/span>But <\/span>in <\/span>this <\/span>moment, <\/span>Jesus <\/span>was <\/span>modeling <\/span>a <\/span>deeper <\/span>principle\u2014<\/span>radical <\/span>trust <\/span>in <\/span>divine <\/span>authority <\/span>over <\/span>societal <\/span>expectations.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus <\/span>wasn\u2019t <\/span>advocating <\/span>lawlessness. <\/span>Instead, <\/span>He <\/span>was <\/span>demonstrating <\/span>the <\/span>supremacy <\/span>of <\/span>God\u2019s <\/span>mission <\/span>and <\/span>how <\/span>divine <\/span>providence <\/span>aligns <\/span>all <\/span>things\u2014<\/span>even <\/span>ownership\u2014<\/span>when <\/span>we <\/span>act <\/span>in <\/span>obedience. <\/span>By <\/span>the <\/span>time <\/span>the <\/span>owners <\/span>noticed <\/span>and <\/span>questioned <\/span>the <\/span>disciples, <\/span>the <\/span>action <\/span>was <\/span>already <\/span>underway. <\/span>The <\/span>only <\/span>answer <\/span>needed <\/span>was, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>has <\/span>need <\/span>of <\/span>it.\u201d<\/span><\/strong> That <\/span>answer <\/span>sufficed, <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>disciples <\/span>were <\/span>not <\/span>detained.<\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine <\/span>this <\/span>scenario <\/span>in <\/span>today\u2019s <\/span>context: <\/span>Someone <\/span>tells <\/span>you, \u201c<\/span>Go <\/span>to <\/span>a <\/span>shopping <\/span>mall, <\/span>find <\/span>a <\/span>parked <\/span>car, <\/span>unlock <\/span>it, <\/span>and <\/span>drive <\/span>it <\/span>to <\/span>me.\u201d <\/span>Your <\/span>instinct <\/span>would <\/span>be <\/span>fear\u2014<\/span>\u201c<\/span>This <\/span>sounds <\/span>like <\/span>a <\/span>setup! <\/span>I <\/span>might <\/span>be <\/span>arrested <\/span>or <\/span>even <\/span>lynched!\u201d<\/span><\/em> That\u2019s <\/span>how <\/span>absurd <\/span>Jesus\u2019 <\/span>instruction <\/span>might <\/span>have <\/span>sounded <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>time.<\/span><\/p>\n

But <\/span>Jesus <\/span>had <\/span>His <\/span>reasons. <\/span>He <\/span>knew <\/span>what <\/span>lay <\/span>ahead: <\/span>resistance, <\/span>spiritual <\/span>opposition, <\/span>human <\/span>bureaucracy, <\/span>legal <\/span>delays, <\/span>unnecessary <\/span>questions. <\/span>Had <\/span>the <\/span>disciples <\/span>started <\/span>with <\/span>negotiation <\/span>or <\/span>explanation, <\/span>they <\/span>likely <\/span>would\u2019ve <\/span>faced <\/span>red <\/span>tape, <\/span>rejection, <\/span>or <\/span>doubt. <\/span>But <\/span>Jesus <\/span>taught <\/span>them <\/span>to <\/span>act <\/span>in <\/span>obedience <\/span>first<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>then <\/span>respond <\/span>to <\/span>opposition <\/span>if <\/span>and <\/span>when <\/span>it <\/span>arises.<\/span><\/p>\n

This <\/span>principle <\/span>is <\/span>critical <\/span>for <\/span>us <\/span>today. <\/span>Often, <\/span>we <\/span>delay <\/span>or <\/span>abandon <\/span>the <\/span>work <\/span>of <\/span>God <\/span>because <\/span>we\u2019re <\/span>waiting <\/span>for <\/span>perfect <\/span>conditions\u2014<\/span>official <\/span>permissions, <\/span>endorsements, <\/span>funding, <\/span>acceptance. <\/span>But <\/span>delayed <\/span>obedience <\/span>is <\/span>often <\/span>disobedience<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ecclesiastes <\/span>11:<\/span>4 (<\/span>NIV)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Whoever <\/span>watches <\/span>the <\/span>wind <\/span>will <\/span>not <\/span>plant; <\/span>whoever <\/span>looks <\/span>at <\/span>the <\/span>clouds <\/span>will <\/span>not <\/span>reap.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Satan <\/span>uses <\/span>these <\/span>delays <\/span>and <\/span>procedural <\/span>fears <\/span>as <\/span>tools <\/span>to <\/span>paralyze <\/span>the <\/span>Church. <\/span>How <\/span>many <\/span>people <\/span>have <\/span>failed <\/span>to <\/span>start <\/span>a <\/span>ministry, <\/span>launch <\/span>a <\/span>prayer <\/span>group, <\/span>evangelize, <\/span>or <\/span>serve <\/span>because <\/span>they\u2019re <\/span>stuck <\/span>waiting <\/span>for <\/span>bureaucratic <\/span>clearance <\/span>or <\/span>human <\/span>support? <\/span>Jesus <\/span>teaches <\/span>us\u2014<\/span>do <\/span>what <\/span>He <\/span>says <\/span>first<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>and <\/span>trust <\/span>that <\/span>He <\/span>will <\/span>take <\/span>care <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>details.<\/span><\/p>\n

He <\/span>already <\/span>gave <\/span>us <\/span>a <\/span>global <\/span>commission:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mark <\/span>16:<\/span>15 (<\/span>ESV)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>Go <\/span>into <\/span>all <\/span>the <\/span>world <\/span>and <\/span>proclaim <\/span>the <\/span>gospel <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>whole <\/span>creation.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He <\/span>did <\/span>not<\/span><\/strong> say: \u201c<\/span>First <\/span>seek <\/span>approval <\/span>from <\/span>religious <\/span>councils, <\/span>governments, <\/span>or <\/span>local <\/span>communities.\u201d <\/span>No, <\/span>He <\/span>said <\/span>go<\/span><\/em>. <\/span>And <\/span>when <\/span>people <\/span>ask <\/span>why <\/span>you’re <\/span>doing <\/span>it, <\/span>tell <\/span>them <\/span>plainly: <\/span>\u201c<\/span>The <\/span>Lord <\/span>has <\/span>need <\/span>of <\/span>it.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Obedience <\/span>to <\/span>Jesus <\/span>activates <\/span>divine <\/span>protection <\/span>and <\/span>provision. <\/span>You <\/span>may <\/span>face <\/span>questions, <\/span>resistance, <\/span>or <\/span>suspicion\u2014<\/span>but <\/span>by <\/span>then, <\/span>the <\/span>mission <\/span>has <\/span>begun. <\/span>God <\/span>will <\/span>make <\/span>a <\/span>way <\/span>where <\/span>there <\/span>seems <\/span>to <\/span>be <\/span>no <\/span>way. <\/span>He <\/span>will <\/span>soften <\/span>hearts. <\/span>He <\/span>will <\/span>remove <\/span>barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Isaiah <\/span>45:<\/span>2 (<\/span>NKJV)<\/span><\/strong>
\u201c<\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>go <\/span>before <\/span>you <\/span>and <\/span>make <\/span>the <\/span>crooked <\/span>places <\/span>straight; <\/span>I <\/span>will <\/span>break <\/span>in <\/span>pieces <\/span>the <\/span>gates <\/span>of <\/span>bronze <\/span>and <\/span>cut <\/span>the <\/span>bars <\/span>of <\/span>iron.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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In <\/span>Closing:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Let <\/span>this <\/span>be <\/span>your <\/span>takeaway\u2014<\/span>don\u2019t <\/span>wait <\/span>for <\/span>human <\/span>authorization <\/span>to <\/span>do <\/span>what <\/span>Jesus <\/span>has <\/span>already <\/span>commanded. <\/span>His <\/span>Word <\/span>is <\/span>your <\/span>license. <\/span>Start <\/span>the <\/span>work. <\/span>Preach. <\/span>Serve. <\/span>Evangelize. <\/span>And <\/span>when <\/span>asked \u201c<\/span>why,\u201d <\/span>simply <\/span>say, <\/span>\u201c<\/span>Because <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>sent <\/span>me.\u201d<\/span><\/strong> His <\/span>presence <\/span>will <\/span>go <\/span>with <\/span>you, <\/span>and <\/span>His <\/span>command <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>your <\/span>shield.<\/span><\/p>\n

May <\/span>the <\/span>Lord <\/span>bless <\/span>you <\/span>and <\/span>strengthen <\/span>you <\/span>to <\/span>walk <\/span>in <\/span>bold, <\/span>joyful <\/span>obedience.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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