March 29, 2015 · Matthew 21:1–11

The King Of Humility

As he approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you. And at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them. And he will send them right away."

“Before we move to Easter, we need to cease to want to be Caesar. And we know that we have a problem with ego. So let's let go. Let go our ego. Don't rush to get the rushing record. … Let's look at our king and see that he chose a form of suffering, of servitude. Let's reject our culture's call to be small kings of all things. Recognize that you don't need recognition. Seek to attend to your attention-seeking way with your friends. Because in the end, our greatest claim to fame is all the same — and it will stop us from stumbling. We are loved and cherished and given a position of service to the humble king. What I love about the table — as I hope and I pray and I believe — that it's one of the few places we have where we realize we need humility. I've never seen yet someone, like, taking a selfie with the — as a moment here when you recognize what you need. That you're not enough. You don't need to be enough. Jesus is all we need. God has given us all we need. We are dependent on him. We need him. We're not strong on our own. We're not kings. But we're part of the royal family.”