Scripture
So Jesus sent two of His disciples into Jerusalem with these instructions: “As you go into the city, a man carrying a picture of water will meet you. Follow Him.”

Observation
Judas goes to the leading priests to arrange to betray Jesus to them. They promised to give him money and so he starts looking for an opportunity to betray Jesus.

The next day, the disciples ask Jesus where they will be going to celebrate the Passover. He sends two of them into the city with instructions to follow a man carrying a pitcher of water. There they are to ask the owner of the house if they can use a guest room. They then stay and prepare the Passover meal.

In the evening, Jesus and the twelve disciples eat the Passover. Jesus says that one of them will betray him and how terrible it will be for him.

He takes some bread, blesses it and says, “This is my body.” He takes some wine and says, “This is my blood of the new covenant.”

They sing a hymn and go to the Mount of Olives.

Application
Some people explain the preparations of the Passover feast as being all preplanned by Jesus. Jesus had already hired the rooms, they say, and when the disciples went there it was to confirm what had already been planned.

Some people see a more Spirit-led process. Jesus knew what would happen when they went to the right place. A man who was sympathetic to the ministry of Jesus would, on the spur of the moment, let them use the room,

But here is the kicker. Jesus could not have planned for the right man to be passing at the exact moment the disciples entered the city. There is an element of a word of knowledge at work here. Jesus may have had an exact address for the room, but he sees beforehand that things will work out in a particular way.

We can also expect the Holy Spirit to direct us in this kind of way. We need to be open to the directions, nudges and thoughts that come from God’s Spirit dwelling in us.

Listen
Lord, I must confess I have never noticed this verse before. It seems to validate the spiritual gift known as the word of knowledge,

Keith, if you look at the gospels and study the book of Acts, you will find all of the gifts of the Holy Spirit constantly at work.

The Holy Spirit is the sign of my kingdom. When you allow me to work in you, that is the kingdom of heaven being manifested on the earth.