"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat."
Yesterday's quote related how Jesus instructed his apostles to go into the lands of the Jews only telling them to prepare for the coming of a means through which they could achieve eternal life simply by having faith in the promised Messiah.
Today's quote relates how those apostles were to prepare for and conduct that journey. Jesus said, "Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat."
That means those apostles were take nothing for their own upkeep and comfort other than the message they were to bring and a strong dose of faith in Jesus Christ.
I wonder how many of today's so-called Christian preachers have faith enough to strike out into unknown lands to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ with nothing more than the clothes on their backs?
This lesson assures us that if we go about doing the work Jesus instructed us to do, relying solely on Him for our sustenance, we are guaranteed to thrive and to succeed.
The fields are full for the harvest and waiting for us to gather the lost souls to the soul saving gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.~
The fields are full for the harvest and waiting for us to gather the lost souls to the soul saving gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.~
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