Model Missonaries

 Luke 9: 1-6

Take Nothing With You.

¹When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, ²and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. ³He told them: "Take nothing for the journey-no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra shirt. ⁴Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. ⁵If people do not welcome you, leave their town and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them." ⁶So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere.

In this short but powerful passage, Jesus sets the tone for missionaries and any disciple who is serious about following him: rely  on him alone, steady the course, keep eyes fixed on the mission, waste no time on those who refuse to accept the good news, go, teach and heal everywhere.  A "Mission Impossible" if ever there was one, yet it worked then and can work now if we take it seriously and bare our lives and our focus to the basic essentials. How easily we can allow our purpose to be muddles by non-essentials that clutter our thinking and distract us from our call.  Our mission to help others turn their lives over to Jesus begins with ourselves. We need to re-evaluate, unclutter and reform our own lives first before asking others to change theirs.

Bro. Rene