Luke 22:10-12 (ESV)
[10] He said to them, “Behold,
when you have entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you.
Follow him into the house that he enters [11] and tell the master of the house,
‘The Teacher says to you, Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover
with my disciples?’ [12] And he will show you a large upper room furnished;
prepare it there.”
What a contrast between this
master of the house and Judas. Judas has been one of the inner twelve disciples
of Jesus, yet he took money to betray Jesus. The master of the house, on the
other hand, is left nameless. We assume that he must be a disciple of Jesus on
some level to allow his house to be used like this. But it doesn’t seem to be
someone they knew well, or Jesus would have just said, “Go to so-and-so’s
house.” Still, whoever this was remained insignificant. For no reason other
than that he was asked, he opened his house to Jesus’ use.
What if we were less concerned
about getting credit and being recognized, and more concerned about simply being
available to however God would use us? How might that change how we live, how
we serve, how we interact with others? For a while I saw a lot of video clips
of people giving money, water, or food to people in need. At first it seemed
like a good thing. A random act of kindness that we should celebrate. But then
I realized that it wasn’t an act of kindness at all. It was a way of building an
online following. It was hollow giving at best. The giver received way more
than the one helped. Jesus, on the other hand, told us to give without seeking
recognition. That’s what the master of the house did. No one will ever know his
name, but he opened his house at the disciples’ request. May our serving be
like that.
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