03-15-2010, 04:17 PM
:heartbeat: Matthew 10:13
Matthew 10
1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;
6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
9 Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,
10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
11 "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.
12 "As you enter the house, give it your greeting.
13 If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
14 Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
15 Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles."
Luke 10
5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'
6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
This was evidently a test of the faith for Israel as a nation, for Jesus instructed his disciples to only go to Israel's "lost sheep" in all the cities where they lived, and also any separate Jewish dwellings outside the cities. What a wonderful mission they'd been assigned - even special authorization by the Son of God to perform miraculous proof as they testified to Jesus as the Messiah!
So they preached and taught believers further about Messiah and the coming Kingdom of God. Their work at that particular point in time proved to be a living testimony not only to Israel, but to the Gentiles of the first century, and eventually to all seekers of Christ in the future!
A blessing upon a believer's physical abode was loving, appropriate and a lasting witness to all, for God's blessings through His Christ are physical, as well as spiritual, realities.
1 Samuel 25:6
and thus you shall say, 'Have a long life, peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
Psalm 122
7 "May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces."
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, "May peace be within you."
The world of unbelievers cannot find that same "peace" ---
John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
John 16:33
"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."
:heartbeat: Much love to you ALL from
Your sister in Christ, Willa :heartbeat:
Matthew 10
1 Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;
3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed Him.
5 These twelve Jesus sent out after instructing them: "Do not go in the way of the Gentiles, and do not enter any city of the Samaritans;
6 but rather go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7 And as you go, preach, saying, 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.'
8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
9 Do not acquire gold, or silver, or copper for your money belts,
10 or a bag for your journey, or even two coats, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker is worthy of his support.
11 "And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay at his house until you leave that city.
12 "As you enter the house, give it your greeting.
13 If the house is worthy, give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, take back your blessing of peace.
14 Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet.
15 Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.
16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and innocent as doves.
17 But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;
18 and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles."
Luke 10
5 "Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace be to this house.'
6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you.
7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking what they give you; for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not keep moving from house to house.
This was evidently a test of the faith for Israel as a nation, for Jesus instructed his disciples to only go to Israel's "lost sheep" in all the cities where they lived, and also any separate Jewish dwellings outside the cities. What a wonderful mission they'd been assigned - even special authorization by the Son of God to perform miraculous proof as they testified to Jesus as the Messiah!
So they preached and taught believers further about Messiah and the coming Kingdom of God. Their work at that particular point in time proved to be a living testimony not only to Israel, but to the Gentiles of the first century, and eventually to all seekers of Christ in the future!
A blessing upon a believer's physical abode was loving, appropriate and a lasting witness to all, for God's blessings through His Christ are physical, as well as spiritual, realities.
1 Samuel 25:6
and thus you shall say, 'Have a long life, peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
Psalm 122
7 "May peace be within your walls,
And prosperity within your palaces."
8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
I will now say, "May peace be within you."
The world of unbelievers cannot find that same "peace" ---
John 14:27
"Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful."
John 16:33
"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world."
:heartbeat: Much love to you ALL from
Your sister in Christ, Willa :heartbeat: