*Daily Dose* 25 Sep 2020

 *Daily Dose*
- Eddy Joel Silsbee

Greetings in the name of Christ Jesus who saved us coming in the form of humility.

The Lord asked his disciples to bring a *donkey* on which no man has ever ridden on it.. Mark 11: 1-11

Soldiers, Guards, Warriors, and Kings - all use horses because the speed of the horse will help them in a fight, riot or war, for speed or as a honor.

Ordinary people use the donkey considering their facilities to keep horse.

These donkeys are not the kind in our locality which strikes its own knees, but they are the different breed of donkeys / asses  / Mule used for travel.

They are still in use at the villages of Arab countries these days !!

If the donkey that no one has ridden: means not yet trained to ride !!

That is,
It has never heard or learnt to read any command to
walk,
Go left,
Go right,
Stop,
Run etc..
Our Lord chose such a donkey that lived unwittingly and without a master.

Such an irregular donkey had carried our Lord smoothly when it came into the hands of our Lord....

Whereas, for humans, in-spite of having;
God’s commands are translated & given in our own language,
Preachers to explain & elaborate,
Commentaries & dictionaries to know the verses in depth,
Daily Meditation,
Weekly sermons,
Intermittent group prayers,
special meetings etc..
though having 6 senses, man seeks a thousand reasons to obey Lord’s command !! 1 Peter 4:17, 2: 7-8

Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in the time of your ignorance: but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. 1 Pet 1:13-16

Eddy Joel Silsbee
Preacher – Kaniyakulam Church of Christ
Teacher - World Bible School
+91 8144 77 6229 / joelsilsbee@gmail.com

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