January 14
Matthew 10:1-23
Matthew 9 ended with a call to pray for God to send out people to do his work. Matthew 10 begins by Jesus sending out the disciples to do this very work. Their prayers turn into action. This paradigm is often the way that God works in our lives as well. As we pray for something, our heart will inevitably change, and we will be compelled to take action in the area we have been praying for. As we see in Matthew 10:1, God will also empower us to do what he has called us to do. It may not be easy, and we may not even see the transformation we have been requesting, but God will enable us through his Spirit to do his work.
The work of the disciples was to cast out demons, heal disease and sickness, and preach the message of the kingdom. Some of this was unique for that moment in history and some of it is exactly what we should be doing as well. Yet what is clear is that as we pray, we should also be prepared to go and do. Praying may seem safe until we realize that prayer never leaves us the same. Pray and go! So, what are you praying for? What are you asking God to change and how can you be a part of that transformation as well? Let us be people who pray, who act, and join God in the work he is doing.
Father God, send me out today to do your work. May I represent you through my words and actions, and make you known. Amen.
Where do you feel God is sending you to do his work?
Matthew 9 ended with a call to pray for God to send out people to do his work. Matthew 10 begins by Jesus sending out the disciples to do this very work. Their prayers turn into action. This paradigm is often the way that God works in our lives as well. As we pray for something, our heart will inevitably change, and we will be compelled to take action in the area we have been praying for. As we see in Matthew 10:1, God will also empower us to do what he has called us to do. It may not be easy, and we may not even see the transformation we have been requesting, but God will enable us through his Spirit to do his work.
The work of the disciples was to cast out demons, heal disease and sickness, and preach the message of the kingdom. Some of this was unique for that moment in history and some of it is exactly what we should be doing as well. Yet what is clear is that as we pray, we should also be prepared to go and do. Praying may seem safe until we realize that prayer never leaves us the same. Pray and go! So, what are you praying for? What are you asking God to change and how can you be a part of that transformation as well? Let us be people who pray, who act, and join God in the work he is doing.
Father God, send me out today to do your work. May I represent you through my words and actions, and make you known. Amen.
Where do you feel God is sending you to do his work?
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I pray. My prayers are not to change in ways of my own understanding, but to give me clarity for His changes of how He wants me to be. He's given me direction and speaks to me. I follow where He leads and many times I only know one step at a time and it isn't clear to me where the end goal lies. This is exactly how I came to this church and is how I've made connections. If I listen, He speaks, guides, shares. Who am I to write what I must be, do, act, change? My path is written and I've recently followed - so I thought. I am where I am supposed to be and I didn't know that until recently in my life. When I thought I was lost, He has been guiding me all along; I see now how He worked in my life. I just hear him better now than I did before. I know that He'll call me to take bigger steps. For now, I'm learning to listen and follow in those smaller movements; building faith, trust, and courage. Amen for prayer, connection, and guidance.