Tuesday Devo
Scripture Reading:
3 “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes. 4 Wherever you go, stay in the same house until you leave town. 5 And if a town refuses to welcome you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”
Commentary from the ESV Study Bible:
9:3 Take nothing for your journey. Perhaps this is due to the brevity of their mission and to teach them to trust God to supply their needs (Luke 12:22–31). no staff. According to Mark 6:8, the disciples were allowed to take a staff. Here in Luke’s account, Jesus is probably not prohibiting a staff altogether but prohibiting taking an extra one (as Luke 10:4 prohibits extra sandals). bag. A knapsack for carrying provisions.
9:4 whatever house. The Twelve were not to go from house to house, possibly to seek better housing (cf. 10:7), but were to establish their headquarters within the hospitality of one home, as a base for ministering in the community.
9:5 wherever they do not receive you. “Receive” is used elsewhere with respect to welcoming and receiving God’s word (8:13), Jesus (9:48, 53), Jesus’ followers (vv. 5, 48), and the kingdom of God (18:17). shake off the dust from your feet (cf. 10:11; Acts 13:51). This visibly illustrates the future judgment of those who reject Christ’s messengers (Luke 10:11–15).
9:4 whatever house. The Twelve were not to go from house to house, possibly to seek better housing (cf. 10:7), but were to establish their headquarters within the hospitality of one home, as a base for ministering in the community.
9:5 wherever they do not receive you. “Receive” is used elsewhere with respect to welcoming and receiving God’s word (8:13), Jesus (9:48, 53), Jesus’ followers (vv. 5, 48), and the kingdom of God (18:17). shake off the dust from your feet (cf. 10:11; Acts 13:51). This visibly illustrates the future judgment of those who reject Christ’s messengers (Luke 10:11–15).
Study Questions:
- Jesus sent out the 12, but he told them to take nothing with them. This was going to be a multiple day trip through several different villages, and they weren't to take food or a walking stick or even a change of clothes. Instead, they were to completely rely on God for everything they might need. Think about how scary that would be. We tend to figure things out on our own. We plan and prepare, and when things go sideways we try to fix it. But what if we, instead, prayed and trusted God? Think about a time in your life when you trusted him in a situation and he totally came through. Spend some time thanking God for his faithfulness.
- To KNOW Jesus is to FOLLOW Jesus. And to be a true follower, it means surrender. It means take up your cross and follow him. It's not a casual thing that happens once a week. It's not an addition to our lives. Really it's not even just a matter of priorities. It's your whole life. When it comes to where Jesus falls in YOUR life, is he somewhere in your list of priorities? Or is he the page that your list is written on? What is the difference?
Pray:
- That you would trust God in tough spots.
- That you would build your life on Jesus.
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
5. Why do I follow Jesus? I follow Jesus because Jesus rose from the dead proving that He is the way, the truth and the life.
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
(Matthew 7:24-27; John 14:6)
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