11 January 2013
Matthew
10:8 Heal the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying, give without pay.
Jesus sent out His
disciples to the local towns with the instruction to say, ‘repent the Kingdom of God is at hand’ then to heal the
sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out demons. Now what is
interesting is that Jesus in none of the Gospels explains how to do this. He
simply expected the disciples who followed Him to go and do it. The only
logical explanation is that they had observed Jesus, so they followed His
example. We also know that they laid hands on people and anointed them with
oil.
So when we follow Jesus and
we claim to be His disciple, then no matter how we may feel about moving out of
our comfort zone, we just simply go and do it. The truth is that the same Jesus
is returning and He will expect to find us doing what He told us to.
Many of us are very good at attending church and bible studies, even good at
preaching and liturgy but this becomes useless to Jesus unless we trust and
have faith in Him and go and do what He has asked us to do. To reach out to the
lost, confused and sinful world and bring to all that will listen
the hope of Christ. We cannot always hide behind the gifts we claim, without
recognising the Master’s wishes.
Be encouraged today to go
and do what Jesus has asked you to do.
David
Point to ponder: Obedience validates our call in Christ.
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