Matthew 10:1-7 ~ These twelve Jesus sent out

Painting of Jesus by James Tissot

Matthew 10:1-7

And he called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction. ²  The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; ³ Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; ⁴ Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

⁵  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, ⁶  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. ⁷ And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Jesus had such a small amount of time in His ministry. And He sent out His disciples. He knew they would hide and be fearful at His death saying: 

Mark 14:27

"You will all fall away," Jesus told them, "for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'

Jesus knew so many impossible things about people. Their names, their marital status, if they prayed under a tree. He knew they'd squabble in the last Chapter of John. 

And Jesus needed no one to tell Him what was in man. 

He called to him his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every affliction.

God uses imperfect people to do His will.  Millenniums ago. And today.

1 Corinthians 1:27


Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful.

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