Matthew 10:16-23

Jesus said to his Apostles: "Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves. But beware of people, for they will hand you over to courts and scourge you in their synagogues, and you will be led before governors and kings for my sake as a witness before them and the pagans. When they hand you over, do not worry about how you are to speak or what you are to say. You will be given at that moment what you are to say. For it will not be you who speak but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."

Wow!  Jesus said this over 2,000 years ago.  Does it not appear that he was thinking of us right now in July 2015?  But how many times over the last 2,000 years has this passage spoken directly to a particular group of followers in their specific situation.  We are not the first to experience hostility as a result of following Christ.  Jesus tells us to be shrewd yet simple.  The passage goes on to warn that our trust should be in Jesus, not man.  If we put all our trust in man, we will be disappointed.

So let Jesus send you out today and trust in Him.

God Bless!