"Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there. And as for those who do not welcome you, when you leave that town, shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them."
This is something which is not easy for me to do. I am the type of person who plan ahead, calculate my move, weighs the pros and cons with the aim of minimising the risk and maximising the chance of success to the point that a project should be foolproof as much as possible.
Am I not willing to follow Christ then? I don’t think so. Remember the parable of the virgins who were not admitted in the wedding because they run out of oil or the parable about erecting a building in a soft foundation or going to war without assessing first the enemy’s military forces. I believe Jesus always wanted us to be prepared.
On the other hand Jesus would not give this instruction if He knows that his disciples would not be able to survive or overcome possible difficulties they could face in their mission. A clever man like him might have known the situation on His apostles mission area and he knows that walking stick, slack, food or money are not necessary for that particular occasion otherwise he would not send them.
Sometimes there are occasion where you know that you are not materially prepared but you can feel the peace, love, joy and courage, and you know that whatever it is that need to be done should be done, then go for it because it’s the Holy Spirit talking.
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