Jesus sends us out

Welcome back to your morning nuisance version 2.0! We'll pick up in Matt ch 10. Jesus is sending out His 12 disciples and gives them authority to cast out evil spirits and heal disease. Wow! What an opportunity! What an assignment! Jesus himself has empowered them! Don't you realize he has empowered us as well? The Holy Spirit dwells within us, and He is as equally powerful as God and Jesus (being 1). Jesus gives the disciples instructions on where to go and to be ready for people to reject and persecute them. Times might have changed, but things are still the same. V19 is crucial for us to remember that WHEN attacked, God will give us what to say. We need not worry about how to protect God. Jesus goes to great length to note his followers will be attacked. His response? Stay strong, it IS worth it!