“The Lord Has Need of a Donkey” (Mark 11:3)
While reading the Gospel of Mark, I was deeply challenged by a simple yet profound statement: Mark 11:3 — “If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it.’” We often speak about our need for the Lord—how dependent we are on Him. But here, we encounter something striking: the Lord has need . Specifically, He has need of a donkey. A few verses later, we see Jesus riding on that donkey as people glorify Him. No one praises the donkey. Its role is simple—it carries the Lord so that He may be seen and glorified. This raises a personal question: Am I willing to be that donkey? What does it mean to let the Lord ride on us? Why would He be “looking” for a donkey today? A simple and practical understanding is this: To let the Lord ride on us means to deny our will so that His will may be done. This is exactly what Jesus calls us to: Luke 9:23 — “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” John 14:15 —...