He sent them out ......

Luke 10 .....The Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.  And He was saying, "Go, behold I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves ......"

I have been thinking about this Scripture .....Jesus sent them out; He didn't say invite them into the church where you are, or bring them into your home although I am sure that would be great to do.  But He sent them out; out of their comfort zone, their safety places ....from what they knew, where they could control the situation and where they could feel secure and handle everything.

Jesus didn't give a salvation formula, He gave Himself.  Jesus is the blueprint for humanity.  As He gave Himself to us when we didn't even know we needed Him, when we didn't even know we were not living the way we were suppose to ......we are to give ourselves.  

I just spent the morning in a pub having coffee with a young girl working.  She told me the one reason she was drawn toward me was because I came into a pub.  She said she was not comfortable going into a church, but she was comfortable with me talking about a Creator.  

Jesus sent out the seventy in pairs to meet with the people where they were.  We are all missionaries - participating with Jesus in His mission in this world.  People don't know Him, but we do.  We know He is with us even when we are uncomfortable.

Reflect on Chapter 10 in Luke today ......let me know what you think.

Be you!

You were not made to be a clone or a replica or a version of what God's already done.  You were made to be only you, with all the limitations and triumphs contained within that.  Don't be the next anybody.  Be deeply, weirdly, completely, totally you.
(Shauna Niequist)

I always tried to be like some one else.  I thought if I could be this person or that person.  I would often try to copy little things people did.  I never thought about being me, just who I was.  I am not sure why.


Until I knew God was not mean or angry, I did not know myself.  I did not understand I was of worth and valued.  

This has been a journey for me.  As I read this lady's amazing article (http://www.shaunaniequist.com) I realised I have still not 'arrived' but as I have come to know God more and more, I am treating myself with respect and dignity in a way I never did before.  As I know Him more, I believe what He says about me.
   
 God designed humanity, it is hard to
believe, but He designed us          
uniquely and He wants us to be 
ourselves .....not someone else!

 God is a creative Designer, He 
 values beauty.  Look at the fun, creative photos .....BE YOU!