The Donkey and the Christ-Bearer
Nature NuggetAnalogy★★★★A minister referred to Christ’s triumphal entry into and asked: “What if the donkey on which Jesus was riding had thought all the cheering was for him? What if that small animal had believed that the hosannas and the branches were in his honor?”
The minister then pointed to himself and said: “I’m a donkey. The longer I’m here the more you’ll come to realize that. I am only a Christ-bearer and not the object of praise.”
David McCasland, Our Daily Bread, July 19.
The point
A minister uses the analogy of the donkey carrying Jesus into Jerusalem to illustrate that he is merely a Christ-bearer, not the object of praise.
Scripture
Matthew 21:1-11Mark 11:1-11Luke 19:28-44John 12:12-19
Audience
AdultsYouth
Tone
Convicting · Hopeful
To tell aloud
about 1 min · 85 words