" So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere." - Luke 9:6Somebody needs you Find them! Move towards them!
Jesus did not just stay in one place and waited for people. He went to the marketplace He went to the seaside He went to the synagogue He went to the homes of people. He went everywhere. He did not just stay in one place and waited for people to come to him. He made himself reachable and and available to people by going to them. In fact, Jesus did not just go to places, but he went to people and built relationship with them He went to the blind, the poor, the wealthy. He even talked to the learned, ignorant, hungry and thirsty.
Jesus left the comfort. He left the presence of angels and His heavenly Father He willingly walked into an atmosphere that was unholy and imperfect He stepped out of a magnificent and perfect kingdom into a world that was stained, confused and deadly. Jesus was willing to give it all for the cause of discipleship.
How about us, what is keeping us from reaching out towards others? Is it an inward fear or dread that we may be rejected or turned down? Are we intimidated in some way? Discipleship is far more important than rejection.
That is why the great commission says "Go!" We have to get out of our comfort zones, step out and reach out to people, leave the familiar and let go of insecurities. Going for God sometimes even means having to leave our geological location, our culture, and our job but what is there to lose when Jesus already gave it all for us?
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