Well you ready?  Are you all squared away?  Don’t take anything with you - no extra money,  no clothes.  God will provide through His people.  Go tell the people the Kingdom of God is near!  

Boom - I’m giving you The Authority to cast out demons, to heal the sick and the Lepers - even to raise the dead! You’ll be like sheep among wolves.  “You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

““Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭32‬ ‭NIV‬‬

““Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭34‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭39‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We are in a war, just look around.  Here, Jesus declares war on the evil that has spread throughout the land… who are the warriors?  Should be you and I.  He’s not promising His followers bunnies and rainbows, but He does promise they won’t be alone!  There is no greater calling than the one that rests on all Jesus believers!  It may be tough, but it’s good, and filled with a measure of Joy this world cannot provide.  Pick up your cross!

Check out Matthew 10 for yourself.

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