Jesus did not intend his disciples to just stand by and watch him doing great works of transformation in people’s lives. Jesus wasn’t doing these things just to impress them. He was showing them what he wanted them to do. The point is not to do supernatural acts but to live transformative lives. When Jesus sent them out on mission the disciples found that God’s power was at work through them also. This will be the case whenever we step into God’s purpose. The power of God is available to those who give themselves to his purpose. The disciples were a little slow to get this, as we too often are. Soon after their ‘short-term mission trip’ they found themselves in the care of a multitude of people out in the wilderness and with nothing to feed them. Predictably, before Jesus did something about it, he told his disciples to feed them. Their ‘short-term mission trip’ should have taught them about the possibilities, but they focused on the impossibility. Jesus then refocused them on the possibilities. Thousands of people were fed by Jesus that day because they had their priorities right. They were following him. And Jesus wanted to show them that God will never let down those who follow him and walk in his purpose. If you walk in God’s path and serve his purpose, you will find that no obstacle is insurmountable and no challenge impossible.
Are you walking in God’s purpose for you? Is this your priority?
Read Luke 9:1-17
