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  OCTOBER 5. NOT YOUR OWN
  by J.R. Miller
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"The Lord has need of it." Mark 11:3

There seems to have been no formal request of the owner for the use of
the colt. Jesus sent His disciples to take it by Divine authority. So
then — the Lord has a right to anything we have. No property right
that we can get, takes the title out of His hands. We talk about our
possessions as if they were ours indeed. Nothing is really ours — but
as lent to us by the Lord, to be used for Him.

There are practical inferences here which we must not overlook. Christ
has a right to call for anything we have — whenever He wants to use
it. He has a right to ask for money, for it is His far more than ours.
When our property is swept away by some providential act, we should not
murmur — but should remember that the Lord has a right to do as He
will with His own. The same principle applies to the loss of friends by
death. The Lord has a right to take them, for He only lends them to us;
and when He wants them with Himself — He has a right to call them
home.

Another thought here, is that Christ may sometimes have special use for
even the humblest of our possessions. The Lord had need of the good
Samaritan\

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/jr-miller/october-5-not-your-own/
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