Mark 14:16-17
When
you say something, does it happen? When you tell someone you will do something,
do you do it? Do you pontificate about things, political and social trends? Are
things going the way you predicted? Can people trust what you say? Or do others
just kind of roll their eyes when you start spouting?
Many
politicians are viewed as untrustworthy in what they say. That is because many
have a track record of saying one thing, promising the world, and then
delivering next to nothing, a token at best. Little gets done, and what does
get done seems counterproductive to most people.
But
before we do what politicians do best, point fingers, we need to take a moment
and be honest with ourselves. Are we people of our word? It does us no good to
point fingers at others, when we don’t deal with our failures.
Jesus
said certain things would happen when the disciples asked about Passover
preparations. Those things happened. There was a man carrying a water jar who
led them to a house that hand an upper room furnished and ready where the
disciples could make preparations for the Passover meal. I love it when a plan
falls into place without any hiccups.
But
many times in life things don’t fall into place. Life brings many hiccups. So
when things do fall into place, enjoy them. So when Jesus and the disciples
return later in the day to have their preparatory meal together, things are all
ready to go. All the necessary elements are present. They don’t have to go out
at the last minute to WalMart and pick up what they forgot. They can sit down
together and enjoy the meal and the fellowship.
I
want to encourage you to be a person of your word, to make complete preparations
for the LORD’s work. I think we should do our best when it comes to His work. I
want people to find things just as I said they would be. I want my word to
count for something. I want people to be able to trust what I say.