(Note: I was "off line" all day yesterday, so here is yesterday's slice along with today's)
Matt 10: 1-7
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.
2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Jesus selected his Twelve and sent them on a "test mission." Interestingly enough, he sends them not to the Gentiles,but to the House of Israel, which did not receive him well, as it turns out. Later, the mission to the Gentiles proves more fruitful, as we know. May we not reject the invitation to follow Jesus and bear the fruit promised to the House of Israel. Their loss is our gain.
Bro. Rene
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