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Be heard but not obnoxious

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Brenton in theology

Today i’d like to quickly share what i found while reading in the book of Luke thisevening

In Luke 10:2-12 it says:

2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. 5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. 8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you.9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say,11 ‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

“Like lambs among wolves” its hard to remember that sometimes. We’ve been sent to gather workers, show them Christ… but this crowd may not be won over so easily.

They may even look at us as though we’re the enemy or prey even! But our command is to walk in humilty, without fear and shake off any rejection we may meet. afterall, it’s not us they’re rejecting it’s Christ. sometimes we as Christians forget all of this.

We look to fit in, to be like those we minister to, to be accepted and to gain their approval. But thats not the goal!

Our Prayer needs to be: “God, help me to remember this, that this life is not about being like, or popularity”. We have work to do! However, if we are to be lambs, then we walk in a humility that doesn’t seek to offend. We’re not always looking to be right, we can’t take this message to the masses in arrogance. They won’t hear us if we do that.

We don’t seek to offend, we should be selfless, putting others first always. Our needs aren’t priority… We can’t be attached to what the world has to offer. In other words, “we need to be heard but not obnoxious!”

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