IN THE WORD DAILY

with Brother Rick

  

Mark 14: 13- 15

  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.

V- 14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

V- 15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

In this text, Jesus sends two of his disciples into the city to make preparations for the Last Supper. We all know the scene, Jesus brings all of his disciples together for one last meal before finishes the work he came to do. Notice in the story, the first thing that Jesus did was cleanse the group from the traitor. Jesus got rid of the devil. Jesus sent Judas away and then he was free to have true fellowship. 1 Corinthians 5: 6, 7 says, “Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:”

We have to understand that these men will turn the world upside down after Christ is ascended to the Father. Acts 17: 6 says, “And when they had found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also.” Before he can prepare them, the cancer within the group must be cut out. Before Christ can do a work, the sin must go. Before God can use you for his glory, our hearts and minds must be clear to receive the order from headquarters.

Once the group was Purified, then they must Partake. Mark 14: 22 says, “And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.” Jesus told his disciples in John 6: 50, 51, “This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: If a man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” Verse 54 says, “Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.” These were hard words for the people to hear and understand. But the facts remain. It's more than sitting on a pew. It's more than claiming the name of Jesus. It's more than eating Jesus wafers and drinking wine. It's more than a feeling you get when you give a homeless man a nickle. It's about being one with God, and one with Christ. You cannot serve God and mammon. You cannot love this world and eat the flesh of Jesus. You cannot partake of the body of Christ and partake of the lusts of this world at the same time. You will love one and hate the other.

Jesus Purified the group, then they were Partakers of Christ, and lastly, Jesus Prophesied his fate. In the next verses, as they

went to Gethsemane, Jesus told them of events that would take place over the course of the next few hours. He told them of his capture, he death, his resurrection and he even told them of their own coming failures. But he does not leave them hopeless. He says in verse 29, “But after I am risen I will go before you into Galilee.” Jesus never leaves us hopeless!!!

This is a pattern for the true Christian life. There must be a Purification to get the world out of our hearts and minds. There must be a Partaking of the body of the Lord Jesus Christ. Is he living in you? If he is, there has to be some evidence. It's not just a feeling, it's a desire to do his will. As my pastor Steven Griffith preached last evening, it is a continual fellowship with Christ that will help you abide in his will. And lastly, we must be confident of the Prophesies of Jesus. Hey friend, he is coming soon to gather his bride. 1 John 5: 13 says, “These things have I written unto you that believe in the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” Today, I live in peace, not because of the condition of the world, but because I believe the scriptures. Jesus has saved me, Jesus is with me and Jesus is coming for me. I am confident of that. When the disciples sat down in the guestchamber with Jesus, the scripture says it was furnished and and prepared. Jesus never leaves anything undone.

Do you trust him?

Have A Blessed Day!!!