And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. (Luke 19:28-35 ESV)
The words jump off the page to me: "The Lord has need of it." Does that take you back? How does the Lord need anything? Yet, that is part of what He did when He laid aside His glory to come to earth to do His work of salvation: He put Himself in need; He made Himself vulnerable. He needed a mother to hold Him, a father to provide for Him, teachers to bring out what He already knew, angels to minister to Him in the wilderness, a woman at a well to draw Him water, and now, a donkey on which to make His triumphal entry. Soon He will need much more: a room to meet in, disciples to pray for Him, a draftee to carry His cross, someone to lend Him a tomb. And He needs you and me, to proclaim Him to a needy world. He planned it that way - to have needs, because we have needs. It is not something He has by nature, but we do. He wanted to know what it was to be needy, just like us.
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