Mensa Otabil - God Has a Purpose for You
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Luke chapter 19, verses 32-34. So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, «Why are you loosing the colt?» And they said, «The Lord has need of him.»
Jesus planned ahead of time, but He also knew that no matter how well He planned, there could be some things happening, obstacles in the way to obstruct His plans. So He made contingency arrangements with the two disciples that He sent. And He said, if you go out there and start loosing the colt, you will be asked why you’re doing it, and you have to say, «The Lord has need of him.» It’s quite an interesting statement: «The Lord has need of him.» Which Lord, we are not told in the scriptures.
Was this a password? Was it a passcode? Was it an arranged statement that Jesus had made with the owners of the colt, that this is what they have to receive in order to release the colt? We are not sure. We don’t know why Jesus said that. But that statement, «The Lord has need of him,» was sufficient to release the colt from where he was, or the donkey from where he was.
So when God has need of you, everything that holds you back has to give you up. You have to be released. Circumstances have to be released. Your past has released you because God has need of you. And just pause there for a moment and remember, God has need of you. Yes, there may be other people who have need of you. Maybe Satan also has need of you, or some other force has need of you. But God has need of you. And God’s need of you overrides every other need for your life. God has need of you.
You may feel lonely. You may feel alone. You may feel tied down. You may feel restricted. You may feel that life has not been fair to you. But God has need of you. And that’s what Jesus said to that donkey that had been tied at a junction for a long time: «Tell the masters God has need of this one.» And each one of us that God has need of, God sends people our way to bring us a message of liberation. And who knows, maybe the message you are hearing this morning is God’s way of telling you, «I have need of you and I will deliver you. I will set you free and I will give you freedom.»
And God has need of us at any and every point of our lives. You know, many times we go through life; maybe you go through retirement and you think, oh, nobody has need of me; everybody has thrown me away. Everybody has rejected me. Or maybe you feel you’re young and everybody calls you a small boy or a little girl, and they downplay you at the family meetings or wherever you gather, and you’re wondering, I mean, what’s my worth? Well, whether you are retired or you are too young, God has need of you.
Isn’t it amazing that what Jesus had need of was not a gallant horse? It was just a humble donkey tied down. But God had need for him. And so today, just remember, the Lord has need of you, and He wants to use you, and He wants to do something grand with your life. No matter how dislocated your life is, God’s purposes will manifest in your life.
Let’s pray together. Say with me, «Heavenly Father, I know you have a plan and a purpose for my life. I am ready. Use me for your glory in Jesus' name.» Amen. And amen.