I am just Renee....

 

 

Mark 6

Just a Carpenter

   ^{1 -2} He left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?"
   ³But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "He's just a carpenter—Mary's boy. We've known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?" They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further.
   ^{4 -6}Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child." Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all. He couldn't get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching.

The Twelve

   
   ^{7 -8}Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions:
   ^{8 -9}"Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple.
   ¹⁰"And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave.
   ¹¹"If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way."
   ^{12 -13}Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits.

I do not think its a coincidence that the story of Jesus just being a carpenter and then how to deal with people that don't listen to you are next to each other. If it happened to Him, it will happen to us! The bible promises this.

I was reading and I realized that I have experienced this same thing. People that have come to know me well, like family(even in the church): at first are really shocked about what I have to say and get really excited with me. Then in the very same breath they become offended at my words. At first they are teachable and then end up saying things like "who does she think she is".... I may not be a prophetess, but I do believe  I hear from God and I believe God leads me to say things. It has taken me awhile to realize, no matter how careful I am; people get offended; unless their heart is right with God. It doesn't matter how careful I am. I have even seen the most gentle people offend them.

In verse 11, it says,  "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way."!

This is a sad thing to me. I love my peeps and never want to just quietly withdraw; I want to fight for their soul with everything in me! God help me to learn how to do this. I truly want to do all God has commanded me, just not the stuff I agree with.

I have seen so many people love God and be about His business and then all of a sudden they are done and want nothing to do with God or Gods people.

These 2 stories have really helped me today. Jesus couldn't get over how stubborn they were. He was God in the flesh and dealt with the same stuff.