JESUS SENDS OUT THE TWELVE, Ron Ward
FIELDWORK INSTRUCTIONS (III)
Passage: Matthew 10:26~33  
Key verse: 31
26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(A) 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One(B) who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.[a] 30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.(C) 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.(D)
32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others,(E) I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.(F)
Footnotes
- Matthew 10:29 Or will; or knowledge
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Jesus continued instructions to the Twelve in their mission. Nothing is hidden from God. Christians should not fear persecution nor even death, because God controls our eternal destiny. We only need to fear God. To fear God is true wisdom. Sparrows are almost worthless; but God cares for them. God cares for us in greater detail than sparrows, even numbering our hairs!
2. Acknowledge Jesus before people (32-33)
Jesus promised to acknowledge before the Father in heaven all those who acknowledge him before people. But whoever disowns Jesus before people, will be disowned before God.
Prayer: Lord, drive out the fear of men from my heart and replace it with the right fear of God. May I acknowledge you Jesus before others and glorify your name through my words and actions.
One Word: Fear God, acknowledge Jesus