Blog Post 4/02/2023 – Palm Sunday

 

A man bought a donkey from a preacher.  The preacher told the man that this donkey had been trained in a very unique way (being the donkey of a preacher).  The only way to make the donkey go, is to say, “Hallelujah!”  The only way to make the donkey stop, is to say, “Amen!”  The man was pleased with his purchase and immediately got onto the donkey to try out the preacher’s instructions.

“Hallelujah!” shouted the man.  The donkey began to trot.  “Amen!” shouted the man.  The donkey stopped immediately.  “This is great!” said the man.  With a “Hallelujah!” he rode off very proud of his new purchase.

The man traveled for a long time through some mountains.  Soon he was heading toward a cliff.  He could not remember the word to make the donkey stop.  “Stop!” said the man.  “Halt!” he cried.  “Whoa!” he pleaded.  The donkey just kept going.

“Oh, no! . . . Bible! . . . Church! . . . Please Stop!” shouted the man.

The donkey just began to trot faster.  He was getting closer and closer to the cliff edge.  Finally in desperation, the man said a prayer.  “Please, dear Lord.  Please make the donkey stop before I go off the end of this mountain.  In Jesus name.  AMEN!”

The donkey came to an abrupt stop just one step from the edge of the cliff.  “Whew!  Hallelujah!” shouted the man.  The rest of the story is history! 

Mike Hamby, in his book titled, “The Triumphal Entry,” tells the story of Corrie Ten Boom, a famous Christian, who with her family had helped more than 800 Jews escape the Nazi’s.  She and her entire family were then incarcerated during WWII, and she offered her testimony of suffering in Nazi concentration camps and God’s grace through it all.  That testimony touched millions of lives.  Many years ago, in a press conference following a ceremony in which Corrie Ten Boom was given a prestigious honorary degree, one of the reporters asked her if it was difficult remaining humble while hearing so much acclaim. 

She replied immediately, “Young man, when Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday on the back of a donkey, and everyone was waving palm branches and throwing garments in the road and singing praises, do you think for one moment it ever entered the head of that donkey that any of that was for him?  If I can be the donkey on which Jesus Christ rides in his glory, I give him all the praise and all the honor.”

Remember to be thankful to Jesus for being His donkey.

May God Be Praised.

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