Witness for the Kingdom (Sep 30)
Seventy disciples are sent out
two-by-two with instructions to
heal the sick & say: The kingdom
of God is come nigh unto you.
Their enthusiastic return prompts
Jesus to rejoice in praise to God.
But confrontation is gathering.
Some attribute His miracles to
Satan; others clamour for more
miracles and Pharisees attack His
seeming disregard for traditions.
Jesus responds by denouncing the
religious leaders for their hypocrisy
and warns disciples to be watchful.
Lord, we will Witness to the Lost:
Then Jesus said: The harvest
is so great but the workers are
so few. Pray to the Lord who
is in charge of the harvest, and
ask him to send out more workers
for his fields. Go now (Lk 10:2-3).
Then the seventy returned with
joy saying: Lord, even the demons
are subject to us in Your name. And
He said: I give you Authority… over
all the power of the enemy & nothing
shall by any means hurt you (v17-19)
A priest… saw the man lying there,
he crossed to the other side of
the road and passed him by… Then
a Samaritan came and saw the man,
he felt compassion for him. Going
over to him, the Samaritan soothed
his wounds… and bandaged them…
Take care of this man. If his bill runs
higher I’ll pay you next time (v31-35)
Lord, raise up and send out
labourers to every tribe and nation,
every people group & unreached.
Raise up missionaries, teachers,
doctors and business people
to share the goodness of Christ
and to bring in a harvest of souls.
Help us Lord to see that the
harvest is right before our eyes.
Pour out Your Spirit to enable Your
people as the harvest waits. Amen
Lord, thank You that there is no
need to fear Satan; for You Jesus
had defeated him at the Cross.
By paying for the sins of the world,
You Lord blocked Satan’s power
to induce guilt and hold Your
people under his accusations.
By rising from the dead, You Lord
broke Satan’s power over death.
We claim Your promise to protect
us and help defeat Satan in our life.
No matter what part of our life
we think Satan has power over,
we trust You God will defeat him
in that area as well. In Jesus’ name.
Lord, we affirm Your commandment
to love our neighbours. And we ask
for a heart of compassion realising
it is so easy to justify lack of love.
Help us to be sensitive for Your
prompting for our neighbour is
anyone regardless of background
who is in need. Help us realise that
love means acting to meet a need.
Help us to be watchful of needy
people and to respond to Your call
to help them. In Jesus’ name, Amen