A Major Mission

 Note: I returned home last evening after a week in Brigham and Women's in Boston where extensive testing was not able to come to the bottom of my shortness of breath and weakness.  This is God's testing time for me. I just have to do the best I can to get stronger.  Prayers and Faith are the best medicine.

Mt 9:35; Mt 10:1, 5a, 6-8

The Workers Are Few

35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

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.

Matthew 10:5-8  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.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Jesus gave his Twelve a major task, and it continues today through us. We are to proclaim the "Good News", heal, and drive out evil spirits, their false ideas and teachings.  Our world is as much in need of the Gospel as it was in the time of Jesus. Observe with shock and horror the major hoopla and thrust of this pre-'Christmas season: gift shopping, parties, 'good cheer" but little connection to the birth of the Son of God, our Savior!  Years ago the slogan, 'Put Christ back into Christmas" stirred a few waves,  but now the question would be, Who's Christ? Is it any wonder why there is such corruption and turmoil in Washington, of why the world is so divided and on the brink of major conflict?  We've lost our focus, our direction, our acceptance and reverence for God. We need to be evangelized before we can evangelize others,.  Let us use our Advent to clean up and straighten up our souls, mindsets and hearts to be ready to receive our 'Savior, Christ the Lord.

Bro. Rene

Dear God with your grace, help me to cleanse and prepare my heart  for the arrival of your Son, not only at Christmas but daily! Amen.

PS. Let us not forget this day that "will live in infamy" as we  pray for those who suffered and died in WW II and for the ever-elusive peace in our world and in our hearts that will come only when we give Jesus full sovereignty.