From Mark 14:13-15 / A God of Means.

Two things worth considering here:

1 – One does wonder, why Jesus used this method in directing the disciples to find a place for the Passover. Why make them look for the man carrying the jar of water? Why not just give them the address or the name of the master of the house? Perhaps so that they know that all of God’s purposes are carried out by MEANS and not through independent miracles? To see He is Lord over the mundane and all other things – not just “the Church”? How would the timing work to bump into the man? How many men would be carrying a jar of water in that place at that time? And how could it be that he would both have a place available, prepared, and be instantly amenable to their using it? What a grand display of how they will be able to trust the Father’s Providence once He is gone from them: Psalm 37:23-24 “The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.”

2 – Then again, such things may not be answerable at all. And we must be humble enough to stop where the revelation does, and not NEED to pry past our need to obey. He did it this way because it was wisest and best in His sight. That is enough.

In both cases, the need is for us to trust Him fully – in everything.