Proclaiming the Good News

Scripture:

Luke 9:6  "So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere".

Observation:

Jesus gave his disciples authority over demons and to heal the sick.  They were to preach the kingdom of God as they went.  After Jesus told them what to do, you see their response.  "So they set out and went...proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere".  I love the fact that they "set out and went" immediately.  They didn't sign up for the next 25 classes on proclaiming and healing.  They just went out and started doing what Jesus told them to do.

Application:

As NT believers we are given the same authority and told to go out into all the world and preach the gospel everywhere.  Instead of just going and doing what Jesus told us to do, we try to rationalize and spiritualize everything.  We feel that is for the evangelist and it's just not my gift.  We must get past this and "set out" to go from village to village proclaiming and healing.  We need to be a people who take Jesus as His word and do what He asks us to do.  He already gave us authority, we must use it.

Prayer:

Lord, open my eyes to see the simplicity of simply obeying your word and doing what it says.  Help me not to make excuses, but to proclaim the message of Your kingdom everywhere I go.  I want to lead someone to Christ today Lord.  Help me do it for the expansion of Your Kingdom.

Yours Forever,
Jeff