May 29

In Plain Sight

The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them (Mark 14:16).

Scripture: Mark 14:12-16

Song: “Standing on the Promises”

“Dad, I can’t find my shoes.” That’s a common phrase in our house. I’ll then explain that I put them in their proper place, or where I saw them. For example, I might say, “I put them at the end of your

bed last night.”

Ten seconds later I’ll hear a shout from the bedroom. “I’ve looked, I can’t see them anywhere.”

I’ll walk into the room, explain where they are and show them that they are where I said they’d be.

We all know that frustration of looking for something and not finding it, and it’s usually because it wasn’t exactly how we expected it to be.

The disciples were told to go and prepare the Passover and Mark tells us that everything happened just as it was told to them. What they expected and what they experienced were in agreement.

Our struggles in life can come in many forms. One of them is when our expectation and our experiences differ. What’s encouraging in this passage is not primarily the notion that expectations and experiences lined up for the disciples. It’s that God’s plan was fulfilled. His promises were kept.

The same is true for us, whether expectation meets reality or not. In the midst of it all, through all of life’s circumstances and difficulties, there remains a God so ever-present and faithful that His word and His truth will always be accomplished.

Heavenly Father, thank You for Your faithfulness and presence in the hard times of life. In Christ’s name, amen.