Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics. (Lk 9:3)
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. (Mt 10:8)
Ask and it will be given to you… (Mt 7:7)
Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow…But if God so clothes the grass of the field…will He not much more clothe you… (Mt 6:30)
…if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you. (Mt 17:20)
These are all things Jesus said. Some of these He says multiple times in multiple Gospels. And for too long now, I’ve heard Christians and Christian leaders try to soften the blow. Try to say things like His words are symbolic or a metaphor or you have to look at the context. I believe that God is an intentional God. And so I believe that when He says to heal the sick, He means to heal the sick. Or when He says that He will take care of me better than sparrows or lillies, He will. That He means it when He says He is Jehovah Jireh- the God who provides.
And I’m tired of saying I believe in His provision, but relying on my debit card. Or that I believe in taking up my cross, but only helping people when “ministry” is scheduled. And so, I’m starting on yet another journey. Known as the Dream Tour, it consists of speaking engagements with various ministries, churches and Bible studies as we roadtrip around the United States. The purpose is to awaken the many sleeping giants living in American churches. To remind Christians that Jesus wasn’t just a nice man or a good moral guide. He is Lord. He is King. He was a revolutionary that turned the world upside down. That He has given each of us a dream, and there should be NOTHING stopping us.
The catch is we base it off of Luke 10. We follow Jesus’ words to “Carry no moneybag (v. 4).” So we start with a tank of gas and not much else, including no debit or credit cards. We follow Jesus’ story of the Good Samaritan, helping along whoever we meet (v. 25-37). We worship and listen the way Mary worshipped and listened because we believe Jesus meant when He said she chose the good portion (v. 38-42).
I fully expect many of you to think I’m crazy to do this- to get in a car with a group of people I don’t know, taking nothing with me, and praying for God to provide food, shelter, gas and ministry. But I’m also fully expecting God to do crazy things. I’m expecting Him to be faithful because that’s what He promises, and to provide when I’m sure He can’t. I’m expecting to do the impossible because Jesus said I could.
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