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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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Jesus gave these twelve apostles some orders. Then he sent
them {to tell people about the kingdom}. Jesus said, "Don't
go to the non-Jewish people. And don't go into any town where
the Samaritans live. But go to the people of Israel (the
Jews). They are like sheep that are lost."
-- Matthew 10:5-6 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Our world is supercharged because of religious hatred and woeful acts
committed in the name of religious leaders. Any time a leader warns
about racial intermingling, s/he is quickly branded a prejudicial and
racial bigot. Jesus' racially exclusive plan was given to him by God.
He follows that will and executes that plan perfectly. That meant going
to the Jewish people first. They were his own people. He wanted to save
them. But he was also training his 12 apostles to be ready to go into
all the world. To be ready to reach the world, they needed first to
learn how to influence their own friends and family, the culture they
knew best. Then, when time was ripe and the disciples better trained,
Jesus would issue a new order to supersede the previous limited one.
That later one (Matthew 28:19) was not just for Israel, but for all
nations!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Righteous Father, help me as I try to help others share the Gospel of
Jesus with others. Please stir us all to do more than just study with
the lost, but to love them and share Jesus with them. In Jesus'
precious name I pray. Amen.
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