Miracle

John 12:14-15
"And Jesus, when he had found a young ass,
sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not,
daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh,
sitting on an ass's colt."

JOHN 12:14-15

This is the fulfillment of Zechariah's prophecy
in Zechariah 9:9.
Notice how specific Zechariah's prophecy is
and how exactly it was fulfilled.
Zechariah prophesied Jesus not only riding an
ass, but also a colt (unbroken), the foal of an
ass.
Zechariah also mentioned the people rejoicing
greatly and shouting which certainly came to
pass on this day.

All four gospels include a triumphal entry, but
only Matthew records a donkey with a colt.
A simple explanation to a so-called
"contradiction" is that Jesus rode the colt
while the other donkey went along.
No doubt, He rode each animal part of the
way.

Not only was it a miracle that Jesus knew
about the ass and its colt, but also where
they would be.

God also worked some kind of miracle in the
owner of these animals so that he would be
willing to let them take them.
It is possible that the Lord also revealed to
this man that Jesus would need his animals.

Perhaps he was just a devoted follower of
Jesus who gladly gave them when he knew
Jesus was the one wanting them.

Either way, it was just as much a miracle
that the owner was willing to give them as it
was that Jesus knew exactly where they
would be.

Jesus hadn't been in Jerusalem in quite a
while and there is no indication that He had
made previous arrangements with anyone
there to obtain the ass and its colt.

This was nothing less than supernatural
knowledge imparted to Jesus through the
Holy Spirit.

As Jesus did, we must let God's gift flow
through us.