It's finally Wednesday! It took forever to get here. Oh wait, we had Monday off... Was Tuesday really that long? *sigh*
Work is starting to pile up fast, like exponentially. I was going to write this blog earlier today, but work got in the way. Yes yes, whining after whining. Such is my life these days. :(
Classes were pretty good today, however. I didn't have any problems paying attention. I did run into trouble calling our car company today though. My mom needed some help with a bill that was never sent and now it's late. The crazy thing is we don't even have the car anymore. So really we shouldn't even have to pay the bill. But of course talking with them was more than impossible. Oh and I hate that machine that makes you go through a series of options. I completely skip them now (learned that trick kinda late) and just wait till it connects me to a human being. Stupid machines.
Jesus Sends Out The Twelve
We get the names of the 12 disciples for the first time in the Bible here. Just in case you don't know them, here's the list (in no particular order):
1. Peter (aka Simon)
2. Andrew
3. James (son of Zebedee)
4. John
5. Philip
6. Bartholomew
7. Thomas
8. Matthew
9. James (son of Alphaeus)
10. Thaddeus
11. Simon
12. Judas
Jesus instructs them of what they can/should do. He also advises them of what not to do. He warns them about the hard trip ahead of them. People will persecute and hate them because they are associated with Jesus. They must persist. It is important to note that when they do get persecuted, they will know what to do because of God. God will tell them what needs to be done.
What can we learn from this? Well while we're not one of the twelve disciples, we are a follower and so these advices and warnings can be applied to us as well. The road is tough as a Christians. There are so many people out there that love to hate us. We need to be ready and be able to fight through these tough times.
Summary:
Jesus Sends Out The Twelve
1-4 Jesus assigned the twelve disciples tasks. They were authorized to drive out spirits and to heal.
5-15 Jesus tells the disciples to seek after the lost sheep. They are to heal these people and not take anything for personal gain. They are to stay with those that are worthy.
16-20 Jesus tells the disciples that the road will be tough. People will turn them in to the courts. When this happens, Jesus tells them that the Spirit will speak for them.
21-23 Jesus also tells the disciples that many will hate them because they are associated with Jesus. He tells them that they will not finish going through all the cities until the Son of God arrives.
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