…saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. (Matthew 21:2 ESV)
Preparation
Our calm and peaceful home becomes a flurry of activity when we have houseguest. We vacuum, we un-dust, we catch-up odd jobs, we clean the kitchen, we clean the bathrooms, we unclutter the counters and tabletops… in other words, we get ready.
If we did not care about the visitors, we would not work so hard.
As Christ Jesus nears the end of His earthly life, He continues to prepare. Of course, He has been getting ready since Christmas morning. Because He surely cares. The depth and cost and complexity of the preparation show how much He cares.
His preparations now seem to increase in intensity. It’s not just about asking for a donkey, it is about getting ready for betrayal; getting ready to feast in celebration of the salvation He is about to provide; getting ready to be able to say, “It is finished.”
He cares about His people, so He is getting ready.
We are peculiar, Jesus gets ready for us.