Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts—no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. Matthew 10:9-10
“The disciples were to travel light so that they could get on with the task and not worry about material provisions. This sense of urgency may have come from Jesus’ own sense of the shortness of his time on earth. Yet perhaps all those who engage in mission should have this sense of urgency, for we do not know when the end will come. The Twelve were not to worry about their material needs, for those who benefited from their ministries were expected to support them by supplying what they needed so they could concentrate on their work. This principles still applies today.”
Joe Kapolyo in Africa Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary Written by 70 African Scholars, edited by Tokunboh Adeyemo (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006) 1157-58.
This next week I am heading on GTP trip to Egypt from 1-17 December 2020.
God has opened some fantastic doors of opportunity with NABLA Initiative to help representatives from 20+ ministries understand the biblical and practical value of standards and start the pathway toward accreditation. I will also co-facilitate four other sets of meetings over that timeframe. It’s a really good kind of busy.
While traveling, I will also be praying that those I have invited to support GTP will do so before year-end.
Perhaps you can identify with this feeling? God has opened urgent doors for ministry, and you could be tempted to focus on raising resources instead of ministering. Or maybe you are a supporter? Many are asking for gifts and you are not sure which efforts to support.
Sure, I’d love for each meditations reader to give to GTP, but do so only from this perspective.
Think about all the people that minister to you, starting with your church and others. Look at what you have and deploy resources to all those areas. Don’t hold back. Give generously so God’s workers can concentrate on their work and trust God to supply your needs. He wants all of us to travel light through life.
Soon I will start packing once I hear I have negative COVID test and a GO sign to travel.