What Makes For Our Response?

"Now when they drew near Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples: and He said to them, 'Go into the village opposite you; and as soon as you have entered it you will find a colt tied, on which no one has sat. Loose it and bring it. And if anyone says to you, "Why are you doing this?" say 'The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here. So they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door outside on the street, and they loosed it. But some of those who stood there said to them, 'What are you doing, loosing the colt?' And they spoke to them just as Jesus had commanded, SO THEY LET THEM GO." (Mark 11:1-6)

"So they came to Jerusalem. Then Jesus went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He would not allow anyone to carry wares through the temple. Then He taught, saying to them, 'Is it not written, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations"? But you have made it a den of thieves.' And the scribes and the chief priests HEARD IT AND SOUGHT HOW THEY MIGHT DESTROY HIM,..." (Mark 11:15-18)

What makes for such a dramatic difference in response to His words?

Recently, my sister bought me a car. When I received the car, I didn't immediately digest the operator's manual. Why? Because I have driven cars for about 40 years. As long as it operated well without the manual information, I would be ok. BUT, any intricacy for this model I would be without, yet still driving the car. Jesus has been manifested to us, from the Father, for intimacy with Him. 

Those who stood around the colt when Jesus' words were relayed to them through His disciples responded favorably and immediately to His words. Clearly the scribes and chief priests thought better than what Jesus said. The difference is a heart responding from the measure of faith God has given as opposed to those whose measure has been covered over by the traditions of men, confident in what they think they know about Him. We must speak to this confidence as God reveals it to us, "Be removed and be cast into the sea!"