04/01/2026
Ha! I never put much thought into Jesus riding an unbroken c**t. Good Word this morning.
Happy Holy Week! I'm sorry I'm behind this week but God knows it's bull season and thanks be to Him and Jesus, I am forgiven. :)
I've written about Palm Sunday in my blogs and in my books many times. If you've read my stuff at all, you know that I believe Jesus was a cowboy because of this particular Bible story. Jesus riding in on a c**t was another miracle nobody really talks about.
As a rancher who raises and deals with c**ts daily, just leading one is no small task. Scripture actually says "unbroken donkey c**t." The disciples do as Jesus says, they go to town, find this donkey tied up with a c**t next to her, take the c**t, and bring him back. He's a he, he's a "c**t" so he still has his working parts, he's likely never been tied up, they are able to put a halter on him and lead him back, and Jesus just hops on and slowly walks into Jerusalem.
Once they arrive, people start waving around palm branches, shouting, cheering, flailing their cloaks and dropping them in front of the c**t for Jesus to pass over. Folks, if a piece of trash blows by in the pasture, our c**ts will fully freak out. A Walmart sack alone is simply terrifying. I have one in the barn right now, granted not a donkey, but if you make any sudden movement, including just feeding him, he's in the back of the stall sideways. Jesus having the disciples go fetch this c**t, them being able to easily lead him back (because they were in a hurry) and then Jesus just hopping on, and riding in, well that's a miracle. Full control. Power. That's God. This would have gone down very differently with an average bunch of humans, even cowboys. I'd actually like to watch it and I wish someone would re-enact it as mere mortals at rodeo, because that's what it would be. But God.
Secondly, in those days, your coat or cloak had signficance. Royalty wore purple and gold and it was made of fine linen, priests wore certain colors and had it all had very specific meanings. People of wealth wore colors because the fabric was expensive. Color was expensive. It took dyes and a lot of hard work to make fabric. I got to see how things were made when we visited Turkey and the dying process was amazing. Walking through all of the beautiful colors was fascinating. The looming process alone took so much time, it was very costly. So the OT story of Joseph's "Coat of Many Colors" was very significant as well. His dad was proclaiming he would rule. Brothers were angry. Clothing mattered.
Well when Jesus came in, everyone took off their cloaks. Wealthy people and peasants alike, laid them on the ground before Him, signifying they were not only paving the way for a king, but as an act of surrender. They were giving their all to Jesus and His movement. They were laying down not only their garment, but their status. They were united. It was really a beautiful scene that can still teach us so much today if we will just listen.
When you choose to follow Jesus, you are in one family. It no longer matters how much is in your bank account, how many followers you have or if you are wearing the latest fashion. We are to follow one God and one God only and it's not a button we click on Facebook or Instagram. It's a new way of life.
I heard a preacher this week say, "We need to get off of Facebook and get our FACE in THE BOOK." And my goodness that is so true.
Folks, this Holy Week I hope you take the time to study, pray and listen for God's voice. I hope you know how very important this week was almost two thousand years ago. He wasn't just a man, He was THE Man. And there is nobody who ever walked the earth that people are still talking about, two thousand years ago, except for THE MAN.
Without the cross, there is no salvation. There is no reason to celebrate Easter. Without Christ there is no Christmas. This is the soul changing, life sustaining week that matters.
God loves you so much that He sent His one and only Son to die for you. Jesus loves His Father so much, that He obeyed.
Who do you choose to follow? This would be a great week to lay down your garment...your pride, your selfishness, your hatred, your addictions, your idols, and let the King ride right over them and lead you to the peace that surpasses all understanding. He is the King. Will you decide to inherit the kingdom? Who will you follow?
