LK 22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat.
LK 22:9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?
LK 22:10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
LK 22:11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
LK 22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.
LK 22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
Jesus commanded something to be done. He told them to go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. The apostles ask where. They had no place to go. Jesus then tells them where to find the place. And in verse 13 they accomplish what Jesus had commanded. The apostles had no place, but a place was provided. God had once again worked in circumstances and in the heart of a man to provide what was needed for His purpose. And God’s plan was accomplished.
We see a basic principal here. What God ordains He provides for. And He does it thru men. God worked thru circumstances and in the heart of a man to accomplish His plan and God still works the same way today. If God wants a church to build, He will work thru circumstances and thru the hearts of the people to provide what is needed. God provided the circumstances and He was the one that worked on the man’s heart, and God had already blessed the man so that he would have what was needed.
So what was required on the part of the apostles? Well they had to have faith and act accordingly. Jesus made it clear what He wanted done and they had to trust Him and go out and act upon it. If they did not step out on faith, then the place would not have been found.
We need to have patience and wait on the Lord. He will show us thru circumstances and thru the hearts of the people, when the time to build is right. When it becomes clear, then is the time to step out on faith and act accordingly. Churches can get into trouble when they rush into some building project without God’s clear direction and provision. I have seen church building projects stall out because they were undertook on man’s timing and not God’s.
We need to have faith that God’s timing is perfect and not run ahead of God. We also need to have the faith to step out when the time comes.
What God ordains, He will provide for.
