SCRIPTURE: Luke (NIV) 22:8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”
OBSERVATION: Some things can happen on the spur of the moment; however, others require preparation. The cross required great preparation beginning even before the foundation of the world. Man got a glimpse in the Garden of Eden; more details are added through the remaining chapters of Genesis. In Exodus we see the cross being central, woven into the Tabernacle of Moses.
Now Peter and John were being sent ahead to continue the preparation for the cross. For Peter and John, it was merely preparing for the Passover. For Jesus, it was preparation for the transaction that would bring many sons into glory! Peter and John did what they could. They made the preparations that were possible for them to make. But Someone would soon be present that would be able to do what they could not do!
APPLICATION: God often uses us, like Peter and John, to do the preparation work for what He is about to do. Someone’s heart needs to be softened to receive Jesus, so He sends us to do some deed of kindness. He may use us to say something to a friend that will encourage them to say, “Yes,” to Jesus. There is no body better than the Holy Spirit in showing us what we can do to make preparation for Jesus to come into another person’s life.
I must remember that it is not my presence that will change their life, but the Presence of Jesus!
PRAYER: Holy Spirit, use me to make preparations for my family, my friends, my neighbors, my co-workers to experience the joy of knowing Jesus as the Lord of their lives.
Pastor Leon
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