Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Matthew 10:5-15
by: Jerry Johnson.
I sometimes wonder how we would respond if Jesus were physically present. As a cadet at the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1985-86, I was able to meet famous people like President Jimmy Carter, Henry Kissinger, Jean Kirkpatrick, and Larry Gatlin. Those encounters were great thrills. I will never forget them, and still tell others.
In the person of Jesus, "the kingdom of heaven is at hand" (NIV "is near"). Those who have met him personally are to go sharing that good news with others. Maybe we would be more effective if our sole dependence was on Christ. This was the case with the disciples in Matthew 10. They spoke with authority. Do we?