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Friday, May 1, 2009
Choices
"When you enter a city or town, find some worthy person there
and stay in his home until you leave. When you enter that
home say, 'Peace be with you.' If the people in that home
welcome you, then they are worthy of your peace. May they
have the peace you wished them. But if the people don't
welcome you, then they are not worthy of your peace. Take
back the peace you wished for them."
-- Matthew 10:11-13 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Decisions have consequences. The truth of the Scriptures reminds us
that what we do with Jesus matters eternally. While those who share the
good news may sometimes be rejected and mistreated, they need to
remember that they go in the name of, with the blessing of, and under
the authority of Jesus himself. When they go, they take the good news
of Jesus and the blessing of God. But if people reject that message,
they must know that their decision has consequences. One of those
consequences is to lose the Lord's blessing and his messenger from
their lives. There are too many open fields for disciples to get bogged
down in fruitless and hopeless ones. They can leave, trusting that the
Holy Spirit will use the message they shared even when that message is
rejected. In the mean time, they can take their blessing to others.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Holy and righteous Father, please give me wisdom to see those in my
daily path that you have placed there for me to influence. Give me
words to say, a heart to hear, and insight to respond. Use me as your
vessel to reach others with your grace and love. In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
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