Prepare: "Go, make disciples, baptize, teach... I am with you." (Matt 28:19, 20)
Read: Luke 9:1-17
Being in the Lord's ministry is the highest privilege a person can ever have; it also carries with it a great responsibility.
Model Leader: Before sending out the disciples on a mission, Jesus equipped and empowered them. He gave them wisdom to preach the good news and authority to drive away demons and to heal sickness. He gave specific instructions on how they should conduct themselves. He also held them accountable by receiving their report on their return, which they did with joy and excitement.
We have a responsibility to share the good news and also to care for the physical needs of those who listen to us. Secondly, we need to give generously towards the needs to God's servants. How cheerful are we in our giving?
Compassionate provider: Jesus took the disciple aside for rest and reflection, but people would not leave them alone. Jesus, however, welcomed the crowd and ministered to their needs. The disciples wanted to 'send them away', but Jesus told them, 'you give them to eat'. Jesus taught them to realize that it was not what they had, but Who they had with them.
We tend to see an easy way out of our responsibility when we focus on what we do not have. What a difference it will make when we really believe that God will do His part when we fulfill ours!
Respond: Thank you, Lord, that Your unlimited power is available to me when I obey You implicitly.
Read: Luke 9:1-17
Being in the Lord's ministry is the highest privilege a person can ever have; it also carries with it a great responsibility.
Model Leader: Before sending out the disciples on a mission, Jesus equipped and empowered them. He gave them wisdom to preach the good news and authority to drive away demons and to heal sickness. He gave specific instructions on how they should conduct themselves. He also held them accountable by receiving their report on their return, which they did with joy and excitement.
We have a responsibility to share the good news and also to care for the physical needs of those who listen to us. Secondly, we need to give generously towards the needs to God's servants. How cheerful are we in our giving?
Compassionate provider: Jesus took the disciple aside for rest and reflection, but people would not leave them alone. Jesus, however, welcomed the crowd and ministered to their needs. The disciples wanted to 'send them away', but Jesus told them, 'you give them to eat'. Jesus taught them to realize that it was not what they had, but Who they had with them.
We tend to see an easy way out of our responsibility when we focus on what we do not have. What a difference it will make when we really believe that God will do His part when we fulfill ours!
Respond: Thank you, Lord, that Your unlimited power is available to me when I obey You implicitly.
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