26 October 2012
Luke
10:4 Carry
no purse, no bag, no sandals; and salute no one on the road.
I wonder what made Jesus
say to His disciples when they went out to heal the sick that they should not
take anything with them except what they were wearing?
I suppose some of them would have tried to take their best clothes and made
sure that they had everything they needed for the journey. In this way I think
we are all like that.
Going out to heal the sick
is a simple business of just going and doing it, but when you have to travel
400km to get there one is inclined to think of contingencies, so one has to
think of the extras one may need. At the time of Jesus most of the places the
disciples went were not great distances, and we see this change when Paul went
on His travels. Besides in those days they wore simple clothes with a cloak
that served as a blanket as well as keeping one warm. Today we have clothes for
every occasion, so we cannot just get up and preach in everyday clothes, we
must put on something special so that we do not offend the audience we preach
to entertain.
Be encouraged today to
think if your clothes describe you
David
Point to ponder: Will clothes make the man.
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