AUGUST  4

THE MAN WITH THE WATER POT

MARK 14:13
 

“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.” (Mark 14:13)

Jesus was about to celebrate the Last Supper with His disciples and needed an upper room to hold the feast. It would take a big room to accommodate Jesus and the twelve disciples. When the disciples had exhausted the list of available rooms, they asked the Lord where to look. He told them they’d find the upper room by following a man with a water pot. What timing God has! Think of the divine arrangement He had to make in order for the disciples to arrive at a particular intersection at the same time as the man with the water pot. This man would be a sign and a guide from God!

How many of us can look back on our lives and give God the glory for the men with water pots that have been there at the right time for us? Finances, healing, and divine wisdom are only a few of the needs we’ve had when a servant of God met us and helped steer us in the right direction. Thank God for His many supernatural appointments!

Is there anything better than meeting a man with a water pot? Yes – being the man with the water pot! There was probably a day when this fellow had need of a helper with a water pot to guide him. After that wonderful encounter, he probably told God, “If I can ever carry a water pot and lead others, please allow me to repay the debt of gratitude I owe.” Since that day, the Holy Spirit has used him on more than one occasion to lead others into the will of God, including the disciples of the Messiah.

God helps us so we can help others. “Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God” (2 Cor. 1:4). Get your water pot and hit the streets! (BY)