Mark 14:12-16 Passover Preparations
"...his disciples asked him, 'Where do you want us to go and make preparations so you can eat the Passover meal?'....The disciples left, came to the city, found everything just as he had told them, and prepared the Passover meal." (The Message vs. 12, 16)
This is the second time that Jesus has sent his disciples out to make preparations, and they find everything EXACTLY as he said. How did he know a donkey colt would be tied up? (Mark 11:1-11) How did he know a man with a jar of water would walk past at just the right moment for the disciples to find an upper room for the Passover? Lest we forget, these experiences remind the disciples, and us, of Jesus' divinity. He is God, in human form. He knows! Passover was a major event in the Jewish tradition - a celebration and time to remember all the details of the Exodus, a period of history when God interceded on behalf of man in an extravagant manner. Could we as Christians see Christmas and Easter in the same way today? A time to remember God entering our world in a new way, in a life-changing manner? For the Jews, Jesus, and the disciples, there was no question of whether or not to take the Passover meal. For us today, there should be no doubt as to WHY we celebrate both seasons of Christ's life. Why we remember.
Preparations are made for the events of Holy Week to unfold. Good Friday and Easter are near. How will we remember our Christ?
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