Matthew 10:1-4
The key words are: disciples, apostles, authourity. Matthew then lists off the twelve in pairs. I am guessing that these are the pairs that Jesus sent them out in. I'm not sure how chronological Matthew is in his report but it is interesting that Jesus just finishes talking about the harvest and the small number of workers and in the very next verse he is giving his authourity to twelve of his disciples (which, I think, is why they are immediately called apostles) and sending them out.
So, what can I learn from this passage? A couple of things. The first is that I must be ready for when God calls me to be the answer to my prayer. If I am going to pray that the Lord of the harvest sends out workers into the fields, I must be willing to go where ever he tells me to go. I cannot pray that God sends someone else (well... I guess I can but it would be rather hypocritical to pray that). And as I go, I can have full confidence that I go with his authourity.
Secondly, I need to be willing to work with whomever God assigns me to work with. Simon the Zealot was assigned to work with Judas Iscariot (the one who would betray Jesus). Andrew had to work with his impulsive brother, Peter. James and John, two brothers who were called the "sons of thunder", were assigned to each other. I don't imagine any of that was very easy. I don't know why Jesus put the pairs together like he did but, from what I know about him, I do know that he had a purpose. I want to be clear, I have no issues with anyone I am working with right now! The point is that God has a purpose for putting me in the context that I am working with in and part of that purpose involves the people I work with: learning from them and, in turn, teaching and guiding them.
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1 comment:
I agree, we need to step up and be workers, but also we need to pray for more workers as well, and that God would work through us to bring more workers. Good thought about the disciples and the people you work with, obviously there is a reason, but then my question is when do you call it quits, or do you work with someone no matter how bad or hard the relationship may be? Not that I am in this type of relationship either, but something to think about.
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