Mark 14:13-16 "And he sendeth forth two
of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall
meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. (14) And
wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master
saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my
disciples? (15) And he will shew you a large upper room furnished
and prepared: there make ready for us. (16) And his disciples went
forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they
made ready the passover."
"And he sendeth." Jesus was in Jerusalem for His final observance of an earthly Passover. He sent two disciples into the city to make a place ready to observe this feast. Passover was the time to remember the manner in which the Lord brought Israel out of the Egyptian captivity. In just a matter of hours, Jesus would become THE Passover Lamb sent by God to take away our sins by His sacrificial death.
I want to think this morning about the phrase, "And he sendeth." And couple with that the phrase found in verse 16, they "found as he had said unto them." This is not the first time that something had happened "as he had said." This would not be the last time the truth of His statements would be "as he had said."
What significance does this have for us today? When we serve the Lord in the manner in which He sends us, we can be assured that we will find the results "as he had said." We are to be submissive to the will of the Lord and as we do that, He provides our every need.
There seems to me to be a key to experiencing this great fact. In order to hear what He says, we must be in communication with Him. We lift our prayers to Him, but then we are to listen as He speaks to us. Yes, be assured, the Lord does speak to us by His Holy Spirit. He speaks to our hearts, but we must be still and listen and seek the ability to discern between that which the Lord speaks and that which the world yells loudly at us. For today, let us think heavily upon this fact. Jesus sends and He brings the results. May we be obedient to His call.
"And he sendeth." Jesus was in Jerusalem for His final observance of an earthly Passover. He sent two disciples into the city to make a place ready to observe this feast. Passover was the time to remember the manner in which the Lord brought Israel out of the Egyptian captivity. In just a matter of hours, Jesus would become THE Passover Lamb sent by God to take away our sins by His sacrificial death.
I want to think this morning about the phrase, "And he sendeth." And couple with that the phrase found in verse 16, they "found as he had said unto them." This is not the first time that something had happened "as he had said." This would not be the last time the truth of His statements would be "as he had said."
What significance does this have for us today? When we serve the Lord in the manner in which He sends us, we can be assured that we will find the results "as he had said." We are to be submissive to the will of the Lord and as we do that, He provides our every need.
There seems to me to be a key to experiencing this great fact. In order to hear what He says, we must be in communication with Him. We lift our prayers to Him, but then we are to listen as He speaks to us. Yes, be assured, the Lord does speak to us by His Holy Spirit. He speaks to our hearts, but we must be still and listen and seek the ability to discern between that which the Lord speaks and that which the world yells loudly at us. For today, let us think heavily upon this fact. Jesus sends and He brings the results. May we be obedient to His call.