Luke 10:1-12 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 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. Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road. When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house. When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.”
I am sending you. You are a harvest worker. Pay attention. Some will welcome you and my Word, others reject you. When you see a person’s heart is too hard, move on. When you are openly attacked and rejected, look to me for strength and comfort and move on. Do not waste time on those who will not hear, who will not repent and be saved, who will not turn to me. Time is too short. Plant your seeds and move on. You will not see the ultimate harvest. Some will respond immediately, some will respond later when you have already left their lives. Some will not respond ever, and will not be saved. You cannot change that. It is their choice. Offer them my Word and allow them to decide what to do with it. Do not allow the darkness and evil of this day to discourage you. I am. I will prevail in my time. (2021)
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