Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
March 04, 2023: SOAP #4839: Numbers 34-36; Mark 11 (From an earlier SOAP)

SCRIPTURE:  Mark (NIV) 11:7 When they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, he sat on it. 8 Many people spread their cloaks on the road, while others spread branches they had cut in the fields. 9 Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”

OBSERVATION:  The colt: what an interesting object lesson.  I can learn from the colt for I too carry Jesus, not on my back, but in my heart. 

APPLICATION: The crowd was not cheering the colt, but the One the colt was carrying.  May I carry Jesus in such a manner that He receives the glory and honor He is so richly due. 

The people were laying down their garments on the road, not to make the road softer for the donkey, but in honor of the King.  Any glory I receive, any compliments, must be recognized as belonging to Him. 

I must keep in mind that what people do for me, is really in honor of the King.  Any blessings I receive are because of His Presence!

PRAYER:   Lord, the joy and the benefits of serving you may be mine, but the glory is clearly Yours.  As I enjoy the benefits, may you enjoy the glory!  Amen.

Pastor Leon
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