HE IS LORD! Mark 11-12

 Mark 11:1-6 (ESV)

Now when they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately as you enter it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.’” And they went away and found a colt tied at a door outside in the street, and they untied it. And some of those standing there said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” And they told them what Jesus had said, and they let them go.

Imagine a world where when the phrase, “The Lord has need of it,” results in those of the world responding as those in the story above.   The word “Lord” in the above passage, according to Vine is:

kyrios; from κῦρος kuros (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title): — God, Lord, master, Sir.

Imagine a world where Jesus is recognized as Lord and the always responds.   This is what the end of the world looks like.  At the end of the age, this is what will happen.  Note:

Revelation 5:12-14 (ESV)

saying with a loud voice,

“Worthy is the Lamb who was slain,

to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might

and honor and glory and blessing!”

And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying,

“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb

be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!”

And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Jesus will be recognized as Lord by all at the end.   But, HE IS LORD, now.  He was Lord in this story and He is Lord today and He will be Lord forever.   The world may not recognize this truth.  They may deny it, fight it, subvert it.   But, they can’t overcome it.   Jesus is Lord and if He has need of something we are to submit.   We expect the world to fight this truth.  But, what about the believer.  In the above story we have no idea who these people are who “let them go” (speaking to the disciples).   They may have been followers.  They may have been those who throw down palm branches one day and yelled, “Crucify him, crucify him,” the next time.   All we know is that in this story they submitted to the request of the Lord.   Would we?  Do we?  This was a “colt” tied up.   What do we have “tied” up that we don’t want to untie and let the Lord have it for His needs?  Money? Talent? Time? Children? Home? HE IS LORD of all!!!