Matthew 10:5-15
5 These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6 but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. 9 Acquire no gold nor silver nor copper for your belts, 10 no bag for your journey, nor two tunics nor sandals nor a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. 11 And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12 As you enter the house, greet it. 13 And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15 Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.
The Holy Bible : English standard version. 2001 (Mt 10:5-15). Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.
Do not take more than you need for the Journey. Do not take extra Money but take the Word of God on your tongue. If people do not listen to you, wipe the dust off your feet and let that stand in judgment against them.
There are many times in people's lives when we would just like to be rid of others. We do not want to listen to other people. We do not desire to heed people's warnings. Parents often tell their children things their children do not understand until they face their own trials. It is not until Sodom and Gomorrah fall that many people realized how bad things had gotten.
Do not wait for someone to come and wipe their feet off. Listen to the Word of God. It calls you to repent of your wickedness. Turn from the wicked ways of the world. Come and hear the truth. Come and Hear about the Judgment of God. God punished Sodom and Gomorrah but God also punished his own Son. Jesus Christ died taken the judgment you deserve upon himself. He is the one who has Victory.
Do not worry about what to take with you. It is simply the Word of God that has given you Power. Jesus Christ sent out the 12 with the Word on their tongues. He has promised all of us, "I will be with you always." Those who abide in the word, God abides in you. He is your strength and shelter.
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