Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in
pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The
harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you
like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no
one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this
household.’ If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but
if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is
offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from
one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is
set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God is at
hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into
the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that
we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the Kingdom of God is at hand. I tell
you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.”
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Reflection:
Would you be willing to be an ambassador of Jesus?
It’s hard to respond to this call of Jesus to follow Him most especially
when you see nothing but challenges. For example, provisions are very scarce,
nobody wants to be with you for the simple reason that they don’t love God as
much as you do.
What would you do then? You must carry on! The harder the challenges in
front of you the firmer your resolve to follow. The enemy of God which is no
other than the devil will continue to badger you to give up. It will continue
to paint a picture of hopelessness with what you do for Christ so as to
discourage you. But you must not give up. You must continue to hold on with
your desire to partake with the mission of Jesus.
The statement of Jesus that the harvest is abundant but the laborers are
few is as true as the sunshine today. Each day we see the decline of the
morality and values of many people. Each day we see the debasement of the
sanctity of marriage. Each day we see the disintegration of families most
especially in the so called first world countries. This is the abundant harvest
that Jesus pertains today.
Don’t say that you don’t see any abundant harvest. Look in your own
sphere of environment and you’ll see them. Focus on them; share Jesus with them
by your words or your lifestyle for they are your abundant harvest. Don’t worry
about anything for Jesus is with and He will provide for you. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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