Thursday July 18, 2013 Get Set (part 2)

Luke 22:7 - Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed.  8 Jesus sent Peter and John saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover."  9 "Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked.  10 He replied, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you.  Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, "the Teacher asks: where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?' 12 He will show you a large upper room, all furnished.  Make preparations there."  13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them.  So they prepared the Passover.  (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, I am back at the computer, my eyes are still wet with tears, but we must push forward with the Lord's work.  Thanks for you who already responded about Martin, our Gospel K9.

As I look at the scripture above and know we are going to have communion online and then also on Sunday morning at The Bridges, I know how we must get things set for the event.  There are the communion cups to fill, bread to cube, then a table to set, and it just takes times.  Planning starts ahead as I need to remember to have the supplies on hand.  So I make some phone calls, get some help ready to serve, and we meet and set things up.  Here in the scriptures I just find more and more amazing things to point out about our Lord Jesus.  Let's take a look.

Back in the days when Jesus walked the earth things were mighty different.  Let me start with verse 8.  Jesus sent Peter and John saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover."  Here we find Jesus sending two of His disciples on ahead to make the preparations to eat the Passover, and of course Peter and John needed to ask, where do we go?  When we move forward to verse 10, we find Jesus saying, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you.  Follow him to the house he enters."  So Jesus got out His cell phone and called ahead to the security guard at the gate.  No, no, you see that is just another one of the amazing things about Jesus.  And more proof of how our Lord Jesus sees what we are doing all the time and just knows each one of us and our every move.  Let's move on.  When Peter and John got to the city, there was the man carrying the water and they, as instructed by Jesus, followed him to the upper room.

I find this amazing, and you do remember how Jesus had sent disciples ahead to find the donkey colt, and it was right where He said it would be.  Brothers and sisters, thee was no pony express back then, no teletype, just walking or riding an animal.  Anyway, Peter and John arrived at the home, talked to the homeowner who placed them in the upper room which was already furnished for this.

Now before I end this today I would like to give you something to think about.  We see all the pictures and artwork of our Lord at the table.  I would think they sat around that table so they could see and talk to each other better, they would put the mike in the middle.  No, no mike back then, just talking among friends.  What do you think, long table all facing one way, or a table with Jesus and His twelve disciples around it?

Okay, now I must go as Grant will be here soon and we are going out to gather food again.  Pray for a lot to come in.  Remember now, share your blessings and know that I love ya.  Pass it on.

Pastor Dan

P.S.  Remember that communion is tomorrow ...