"Don't take any money in your money belts - no gold, silver, or even copper coins. 

Don't carry a traveler's bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. 

Don't hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed."

Matthew 10:9-10 NLT

I wonder if these instructions that Jesus gave to his team seemed strange to them?

Or which ones?

Don't even take a change of clothes?

Jesus picked these people, empowered them for this work, and sent them. 

Was this a test for them?

Was it a test for the communities that they were sent to? 

What does it mean for us today?

Jesus it seems was asking his team to trust him. Trust that a way would be made.

He does ask me to trust him that he is who he says he is.

He does ask me to trust him when he says that he is the way, the truth, the life. 

He does ask me to trust him that he has gone out into the dark to seek the one who is lost, who needs a shepherd, who needs to be held and carried home.

He does ask me to trust him when he says that justice will prevail.

He does ask me to trust him when he says he's gone to prepare a place for me. 

He does ask me to trust him when he says he will wipe away every tear, and that all will be made new. 

We are his beloved, trust him.

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