Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
April 23, 2023: SOAP #4889: 1Samuel 27; 1Chronicles 9; Psalm 141; Matthew 10

SCRIPTURE:  Matthew (NIV) 10:5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

OBSERVATION:  Here we have two very important words in the life of a true disciple of Jesus.  The first word is “sent.”  Jesus was sending out His disciples.  He gave them instructions about what to do and what to expect. 

The first word is for Jesus to do; the second word is my responsibility!  It is the word “go.”  It is my response to being sent.  If Jesus is Lord, I must go where I am sent.  He is Lord; He does the sending; I do the going! 

APPLICATION:  I have learned two other truths about God’s sending and my going.  First:  He does not send me alone!  He is going with me!   We will make this journey together!   Second:  When I arrive at my destination, He is already there!  He has been there all the time! 

And, yes, He was sending me.  If He needed someone with other talents, or a different testimony, He would have sent them.  If I do not have what is needed, He will provide it!  

PRAYER:   Lord help me to hear your directions and then quickly respond.  Amen.

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