God
has called you for a mission, and he has equipped you with everything
you need to carry it out.
When
Jesus called the disciples, he gave them all they needed to minister
on his behalf in the towns and villages. He enabled them to preach
the kingdom of God and heal people everywhere. There was no need
to bring anything else along to complete that mission. He sent them
with instructions to accept people’s hospitality as God’s
provision for them. They were to stay with people who received them,
developing relationships and being content with what they were given.
But if rejection happened, they were to move on, warning people about
rejecting the truth. They had to move on because time was short and
the mission was great.
Jesus’
ministry is still about word and deed. We have been empowered to
serve in these critical areas. The message is powerful, and our words
must be spoken with acts of compassion for a world that needs to hear
the good news. But to teach that God loves sinners means little if we
do not also show God’s love by helping to meet human needs.
We
have all that we need to fulfill our calling as Christ-followers.
Let’s be faithful in sharing his message with words and actions.
And let’s trust the results to the powerful work of the Holy
Spirit.