Scripture: Luke 10:3
Go! Be warned, though, that I’m sending you out as lambs among wolves.
Thought for the Day: I referenced these words in my sermon on Sunday. Once again, Jesus makes no attempt to diminish or dismiss the dangers involved in following him. Growing up, I attended Sunday School every Sunday…no matter what. We learned plenty of Bible stories, but we also heard stories of our church missionaries who were off doing dangerous work in dangerous places. We prayed for them, and we thanked God for their amazing faithfulness. Looking back on it now, I feel as if I was taught that Christianity is dangerous in far away places, but here in America, Christianity is safe and relatively easy. I’d like to think that was not the intention, but over the years, I have spoken to others my age who have expressed very similar Sunday School experiences. I wonder if we have limited or undercut the expectation people have about their faith. “Risk belongs to those beloved missionaries,” we say to ourselves. How often do see ourselves as missionaries in our own backyard, and risk health, relationships, way of life or pocketbook for the Gospel?
Prayer: If I am overly comfortable in my faith, I pray for you to discomfort my comfortableness, O Living Christ who continues to call us to follow. Amen.
TODAY
