They Went and Found It
Then came the day of Unleavened Bread, on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. So Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.” They said to him, “Where will you have us prepare it?” He said to them, “Behold, when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him into the house that he enters and tell the master of the house, ‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ And he will show you a large upper room furnished; prepare it there.” And they went and found it just as he had told them, and they prepared the Passover. (Luke 22:7-13)
In this section of Scripture, Jesus sent Peter and John with clear instructions but without a detailed roadmap. They didn’t have every step of the plan laid out, but they did have a command—go, and you will see. If you recall, this is similar to the situation from Palm Sunday when Jesus sent two disciples to fetch a donkey. He didn’t just send them, He equipped them with the words they needed to say when they would be questioned. Both situations required obedience before fully understanding. God often calls us to step out in faith, trusting Him even when we can’t see the whole picture. Peter and John could have doubted or hesitated, but instead, they obeyed. They went out and found it like Jesus had said.
Sometimes we can be tempted to wait around for the perfect plan to be revealed before we decide to move forward, hoping God will reveal every detail. But true faith requires us to act on what He has already told us. Like the disciples, we are called to go out and find it as He told us. God equips us for what we’ll encounter, but first, we must walk by faith in obedience.
The disciples didn’t know it yet, but this Passover meal was not going to be like any other. This was going to the be the last meal Jesus ate with them before He would be arrested and crucified. This was going to be the Passover where Jesus gave the fruit of the vine and the bread new meaning as a symbol of His body and blood being broken and poured out for them in the new covenant. And not only for them in that moment, but also for us to do in remembrance of Him long after He rose and ascended. Peter and John had an important command to obey, but in order to carry it out, they had to walk by faith and trust that what Jesus had told them was enough.
Walking by faith means stepping out, even when we don’t see the end result, simply because God told us to. It’s about trusting the One who knows all things and believing that His provision will be enough for us along the way. Today, let’s resolve to choose to listen, obey, and walk by faith.