Mark 14: 51-52
And a certain young man was following Him, wearing nothing but a linen sheet over his naked body; and they seized him. But he left the linen sheet behind, and escaped naked.
There were so many things that Jesus did that were not written down (John 21:25), so why was this little side story included? What significance does this happening have in God's scheme of things?
Maybe one application could be that I seek to be covered only in the white linen of Christ's righteousness; and when I die I will go naked without my body, which I will leave behind.
But I seek not to be naked, but to be clothed with the immortal body God has prepared for me; mortality must put on immortality (I Corinthians 15:53).
O my Father, I know that You do nothing without Purpose. Just because I can't figure it out doesn't mean that You don't have a significant reason for including this little side story. I don't see any connection with any other part of the saga laid out in the Gospels, but You do; please enlighten me to understand the nuances of Who Jesus is and what He did while He walked among us. Help me to connect the events in Your skilfully woven tapestry of Time.
Father, the more I learn of You and Your ways, the more I am astounded at the cleverness and wisdom and depth and breadth and beauty of all You are doing.
I am amazed with how much You know us and You love us anyway; You love us with a Love we can only imagine!
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
