⁷ Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. ⁸ Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

⁹ “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

¹⁰ He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, ¹¹ and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ ¹² He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.”

¹³ They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. -Luke 22: 7-12

The year is 33 a.d. you are servant. The daily task of drawing water from the well is one of your only times to relax. No master is pressuring you. You can take your time with this task. Then, suddenly, two men begin to follow you. Your heart begins to race, but something inside says these men are not here to hurt you. As you return home, you hear the men request the guest room of your master’s home. Great, now there is something else to be done.

My imagination is sparked by passages like this. I want to know all the details. The Lord’s Supper is, for us Disciples, one of the most important elements of our faith. Did this man carrying water understand the important role he played? What led him to perform that task at that specific time?

Perhaps the more important question is do you believe that God uses you during your mundane tasks? I would imagine the man carrying water thought nothing of his task, but God used him regardless. I am sure your daily work tasks do not feel meaningful. Inputting numbers, preparing tractors, and sitting through zoom meetings probably does not feel as important as preparing for the Lord’s Supper with Jesus. While our actions may not be recorded and celebrated for all of history, our actions still are used by God.

Be encouraged this day to know that God uses you even when your doing the same ole’ thing.

Mat