Who you got? Remember as a kid picking teams? Somebody would ask you, "who you got"?
Jesus speaking to a centurion who asked Jesus to heal his servant says, "Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel. I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;" Matt 8:10-11
Notice Jesus says "many will come from east and west". Jesus is referring to those outside of the Jewish ethnicity. It took years before the leaders of the early church recognized gentiles could receive the Holy Spirit and be redeemed. They even argued about this in Acts 15. Yet Jesus speaks of this years before. Peter shares and sees redemption come to households outside of the Jews in Acts 10.
We might not pick teams anymore like when we were kids, but we can pick people to share the good news of Jesus with.
We do this by sharing our lives, using our finances, and pouring into others lives around us. So... who you got? Let's pick some folks to share our time, talent, and treasures with. Let's build a team in His kingdom.
- To Know Jesus. To Live on Mission.