In Chapter 10 verse 2, Jesus sent 72 disciples to the place where he was about to go. And said there are so many harvests but workers are few. “Few” means almost nothing which means an extremely small number. When I look around my places I don’t find people easily who are expecting the kingdom of God. But my Lord Jesus sighs and says so many harvests are here and there. Without recognition, so many peoples are waiting to be harvested. Even the people are not shown to me there are so many. And Jesus said few disciples are here to harvest. In my Church, I am praying to God to send us more workers to do God’s work. A lot of work is waiting for the kingdom of God. We have to go outside to find out the harvests and raise the saints to be disciples. South Asian workers and other foreigners are wandering at Lake-park and laboring places in factories or in their working places. Jesus is saying there are many harvests outside even though I cannot recognize them. When I obey him I am sure to know that more clearly. So please God, send us more workers to collaborate for harvesting.
In verse 4, there is a description of “do not greet anyone on the road”. I am wondering why Lord said this word. What is this meaning? Why don’t we greet anyone on the road on the way to preach the Kingdom of God?
In verse 5, Jesus ordered the disciples to say first “Peace to this house” when they go into the house and not to move around from house to house. What did I say to the people when I preach? Normally, I said about daily life and the weather or something about social issues first for ice breaking or for familiarization. But today Jesus said, “First say, ‘Peace to this house'”. Bless the house first. So, I need to change my first preaching sentence to the person when I meet someone for preaching. “Be blessed, Peace to you and your house” which can make people more concentrate on what I am saying or something else I don’t know the effect.
In verse 9, Jesus our Lord said to heal the people who are needed and tell them “The Kingdom of God has come near to you”. When I reflect on myself, I normally conversated in some daily life mainly with the person I met. I remember I did not say “Kingdom of God has come near to you” to the person I met first. Why did not say this important message to the people? Because I did not conceive this message was important to me. This life will be gone away as a mist in a very short term. I do not know this life is so short term but God says my life is so short term. God’s word is the real fact even though I did not recognize it. My life will be passed away very fast so I should not impose deep meaning in my life. I have to realize and conceive my real life is in heaven and my eternal life is in heaven. My kingdom of heaven is my real life, not this life. All things I am trying to catch in this life are in vain like trying to catch the wind. The wind is capable of being felt but not capable of catching. The success and enjoyment of this life look like something in this life but all those things are in vain. The thing I have to teach and preach first is “The Kingdom of heaven has come near to us” We need to repent and turn back from sinful life to Jesus and God. We have to get ready to go into the kingdom of heaven and receive eternal life in heaven. All the things we are trying to catch will be gone soon fast.
In verse 20, Jesus said, “However do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”. Jesus has given me the authority to overcome all the power of the enemy. I can win the fight against the evil spirits and make demons submit to me in Jesus’ name. This is a very surprising and proud thing itself. I can get so many blessings from Jesus in this life not only this winning. But Jesus wakes me up the most important thing is not in this life. The most precious thing exists in heaven. So Jesus said to me to rejoice that my name is written in heaven. The most precious thing is my name in the LifeBook of God. All the people whose names are not written in the LifeBook of God will be led to 2nd death which is falling down to eternal death in a fire. But the people whose names are written in the LifeBook of God will be joined to eternal life in the new Jerusalem Castle with God which is the real-life filled with real righteousness, love, light, peace, joy, kindness without sin, without death, without pains. Hallelujah. The Kingdom of God is the most precious thing to me in this world.
In verses 23~25, Jesus says the people who see Jesus and the people who hear Jesus’ words are blessed. Many prophets and kings eagerly wanted to see and hear Jesus’ words. As I know, an Egyptian mummy and Qin Shi Huang’s dolls mean that they wanted eternal life and everlasting power even after their death. I hear the secret of how to get eternal life and everlasting power which many prophets and kings are looking for in their life. So I am a more blessed person than the prophets and the kings who had power only in this short-term life. I am praising God who has given me these wonderful gifts to me. Hallelujah.