Only A Donkey
The donkey awakened, his mind still savoring the afterglow of the most exciting day of his life. Never before had he felt such a rush of pleasure and pride.He walked into town and found a group of people by the well. �I�ll show myself to them,� he thought.
But they didn�t notice him. They went on drawing their water And paid him no mind.
�Throw your garments down,� he said crossly. �Don�t you know who I am?�
They just looked at him in amazement. Someone slapped him across the tail and ordered him to move.
�Miserable heathens!� he muttered to himself. �I�ll just go to the market where the good people are. They will remember me.�
But the same thing happened. No one paid any attention to the donkey as he strutted down the main street in front of the market place.
�The palm branches! Where are the palm branches!� he shouted.
�Yesterday, you threw palm branches!�
Hurt and confused, the donkey returned home to his mother.
�Foolish child,� she said gently. �Don�t you realize that without Him, you are just an ordinary donkey?�
Just like the donkey who carried Jesus in Jerusalem, we are most fulfilled when we are in the service of Jesus Christ. Without him, all our best efforts are like �filthy rags� (Isaiah 64:6) and amount to nothing. When we lift up Christ, however, we are no longer ordinary people.
