Ord.Wk 14th: Wednesday 12th July, 2023 July 12, 2023
Reflection on the WORD
Empowerment – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus commissioned His Apostles to proclaim the Gospel to the Chosen race; the Israelites. He also gave them the divine power to expel evil spirits and cure illnesses. Ponder on: Have you also experienced Jesus’ Spirit urging and empowering you to make Jesus known to your family, friends, colleagues and others?
Matthew 10:1, 5-7
These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them as follows: ‘Do not make your way to gentile territory, and do not enter any Samaritan town; go instead to the lost sheep of the House of Israel. And as you go, proclaim that the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- Jesus commissioned his disciples to carry on His work by first going to the Chosen race of Israel - to speak to them God's Word and to bring His healing power to the weary and oppressed.
- Jesus chose very ordinary people to be His twelve apostles. They were chosen from the common people who had no special education and no social advantages.
- When the Lord calls us to serve, we must not think we have nothing to offer. The Lord takes ordinary people like us with whatever can offer and uses it for His greatness. God wants to work through and in us for His glory.