March 11, 2015

Matthew 10:11-15



Rachel Workman:
11 “Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. 13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing. 14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave. 15 I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.
I think it's still good advice. If someone doesn't want to hear then shake the dust off your feet. It's not up to me or you to take care of it. God will.
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John Burnett:  11 And whatever city or village you enter, inquire who is worthy in it, and stay [a]at his house until you leave that city. 12 As you enter the [b]house, give it your [c]greeting. 13 If the house is worthy, [d]give it your blessing of peace. But if it is not worthy, [e]take back your blessing of peace. 14 Whoever does not receive you, nor heed your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city.  Verse 15 is pretty clear that God’s wrath will be on those who do not heed the words of the disciples, who of course were preaching the gospel.  We are not to have anything to do with people or cities like that, so much so that Jesus told the disciples to shake the dust off their feet.  I need to remember this verse when I get a hankering to go to Las Vegas.  I would rather just go home.  Come quickly Lord Jesus.

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