The Gospel of Luke 9:3 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And he said to them, “Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.” (Luke 9:3 ESV).

This is highlighting to us the Lord's instruction to the apostles who are the first group of laborers He sent out for the harvest that He referred to in Matthew 9:37-38. This is our example to follow being the contemporary workers chosen through His grace by faith in Him. Unlike the present day’s so-called "missionaries" who are sent by religious enterprises, true laborers for the harvest totally depends on God's provisions, not people. As these twelve apostles were sent by themselves without luggages and extra resources, we too as true laborers for the harvest ought to go totally dependent on the Lord who is our provider and source for everything.

The risen Lord Jesus also sent Apostle Paul to far flung fields of harvest, as our model for doing the work of spreading the true gospel of the grace of God. Apostle Paul share in one of his testimonies, that he supported himself through his own labor to avoid being a financial burden. He said to the believers in Thessalonica: “In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.” (2 Thessalonians 3:6-8 NIV).

As the Lord’s own, we are purchased by His blood, you and I, having been reborn by grace through our faith in Him, He chose us. We too are sent to do our part as laborers for the harvest. As with the apostles, scriptures affirm. It is written: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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