Thought for the week:​​

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Matthew 9: 35-10.8

Jesus had a mission to accomplish; he set about it with passion. He chose others to

join that mission with him, proclaiming: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’

Then he told them to cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers and cast out

demons. We don’t know how they felt about this, but there must have been some

butterflies in their stomachs, even though Jesus gave them authority. And there is no

greater power and authority than that of God. Jesus didn’t ask them to do anything

he hadn’t equipped them for. He trusted them to follow his instructions and go in his

name.

We might think that this message was just for them and not for us. But surely we

have the same authority to go and tell our friends, our families, our colleagues, the

bus driver, the postman… that the kingdom of God is near? It was for them, just as it

is for you and me today. SD

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