Luke 10 :1

Luke 10:1 says, After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.  Jesus appointed seventy other disciples and sent them out by twos to prepare the people in the cities around there where He might come for His coming.  We today are to prepare the cities around us for the second coming of Jesus by sharing the gospel with them.  Verse two adds, Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.  The harvest then, those who needed to hear about Jesus was great, and it is even greater today.  There were few laborers, those who would share the gospel then, and their are few today.  Just as Jesus told them to pray to the Lord of the harvest then to send harvesters, so must we today.  Verse three states, Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves.  Jesus told these seventy to go on their way, and He sent them as lambs among wolves.  We may find it dangerous to preach the gospel today, but we still must go where God sends us and do what God calls us to do.  Verse four adds, Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.  Jesus gave them the same instructions that He had given the disciples earlier.  They were to take nothing with them and not to salute people along them way.  They were to let nothing distract them from their mission.  I believe that too often today we want to carry too much with us as we go where God sends us instead of relying on His provision, and we are often distracted by others along the way.  Verse five says, And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.  Jesus told them to declare peace to the first house they entered.  If they accepted the disciples and the gospel of Christ then they would have peace, and so will anyone who accepts Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord today.  Verse six adds, And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.  Jesus warned them that some people would accept their message and others would not, and this is still true today. Verse seven continues, And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.  Jesus told them to stay in the house that they were invited to stay in and to eat and drink whatever was offered them, and that as laborers for Christ they were worthy to have their needs provided for.  God will provide for us as Christians today if we rely on Him in faith.  Verse eight states, And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:  In any city that received these disciples,  they were to eat what was set before them.  They were not to make special demands for what they ate, but were to eat as those that they met ate.  We should never demand better for ourselves today as we share the gospel than what those that we are sharing it with live off of.  Verse nine adds, And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.  These disciples were to heal the sick and tell them the kingdom of God had come nigh to them.  Jesus had yet to complete His sacrifice of Himself for our sins, but the time was getting closer.  When someone accepts Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord today, their salvation is assured.