These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. You received without payment; give without payment. Take no gold, or silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for your journey, or two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for laborers deserve their food. Whatever town or village you enter, find out who in it is worthy, and stay there until you leave. As you enter the house, greet it. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet as you leave that house or town. Truly I tell you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. (Matthew 10:5-15, NRSV)
We have hit a bump in the road…
When you go somewhere to do the Lord’s work take no money, or a change of clothes. You need nothing as all will be provided. But do not take any extra, for you received without paying and therefore must give without receiving payment…
Yet I ask you, when are you going anywhere that you are not up to the Lord’s work?
If you are a child of God, then every where you go and everything you do is for the Lord.
If is an interesting word. It is the smallest biggest word in the English language, because if it is then… Plus for me the interesting thing about the Greek word for if can also mean since…
So since you are a child of God you are going everywhere and doing everything for God. So there is nothing you need to be paid for… That is there is nothing you need to get gain from. We are all paid by the blessings and mercy we receive from God, and that which we receive for being His work, but to want, or seek gain, or goods for doing God’s work is not what we are called to do.
He will provide for us, as He always has. Go and do what He has called you to do and give without payment!
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