Sent to Sent (Luke 9:1-6)

SENT TO SEND (Luke 9:1-6)

I often feel overwhelmed in regards to what I want to see done and what I want to be part of. There are so many needs around me, and therefore so many opportunities to make a difference. I would love to do it all but I know I am not capable. 

God has given me a heart for so much but if I follow my heart in everything I will burn out. I am learning that not everything good that comes my way that I feel called to is necessarily from God. Sometimes it is not for me but someone near me that I am called to help equip, encourage, and send out. So part of my being sent is recognizing those God has given me to send. So that together we can do so much more than alone.

If I spend the majority of my time going everywhere, doing everything, I will never have the time to reproduce the Christ in me in others.  The amount of time Christ is formed in others is determined by the support they have around them.  That which is neglected does not grow.  

While yes, their are so many pressing needs around me, I must see ahead and understand how best to use my time so I can be able to extend further through those I am building relationships with today.  I can only go in one direction at a time, but by sending out others we go in many directions at a time as we see here with Jesus and His twelve disciples in Luke 9:1-6.  

Many refuse to be sent because of what they lack.  We must understand that we will never have enough, that is why we need faith.  God cannot use us to do what only He can do without faith, so if we are refusing to go, because we don't have, then we don't have the faith necessary to do anything anyway.  

When Jesus sent his disciples He gave them power and authority to walk in the supernatural, they did not need material things, God would supply their every need.  When we seek His kingdom first we will never be disappointed, all things will be added unto us as needed.  Our heavenly Father will never let one of His sons and daughters who are doing His will go without bread.  

When sent out by God we must be able to receive at the same time as we give.  We are agents of God, so when people give unto us they are giving unto the Lord, and we cannot deny them the blessing therefore that will follow. Those whom welcome God's sent ones will be blessed and those whom refuse will be cursed.  It is false humility to deny God's people from blessing Him thinking we don't deserve it or feel too honored.

So God has called us both to be sent and to send and in doing so we multiply ourselves throughout the earth.