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My commentary says that this chapter shows we are to be ambassadors for Christ, neighbors looking for opportunities to
show mercy in His name, and worshippers
who take time to commune with Him. This
caught my eye: “The special power that
Jesus gave to His apostles and to the Seventy is not ours to claim today.
These two preaching missions were very
special ministries, and God did not promise to duplicate them in our
age. Our Lord’s commission to us
emphasizes the proclamation of the message, not the performing of miracles.”
“Our highest joy in not
found in service or even in our salvation, but in being submitted to the sovereign will of the
heavenly Father.”
In discussing Jesus’ story about the Good Samaritan, my
commentary mentioned, “the road from Jerusalem down to Jericho was indeed a
dangerous one. Since the Temple workers
used it so much, you would have thought
the Jews or Romans would have taken steps to make it safe. It is
much easier to maintain a religious system than it is to improve a neighborhood.”
“The big question is, ‘To whom can I be a neighbor?’”
“What we do with Christ
(in our daily devotions) is far more important that what we do for Christ … Few things are as damaging
to the Christian life as trying to work for
Christ without taking time to
commune with Christ … The most
important part of the Christian life is the part that only God sees. Unless we meet Christ personally and
privately each day, we will soon end up like Martha: busy but not blessed.”
Father, what a timely reminder for me today. Thank You for getting to the point.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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