这七十个跟随者正要通过一起为耶稣作工来创造历史。主从那么多可以挑选的人中，设立了这些跟随者去做传播福音的工作。路加并没有告诉我们这些人是如何被选中的。但重要的是，他们是为主作福音见证的代表。
想像一下耶稣站在这七十个两两一起的伙伴面前。在他们为旅程准备之际，心中一定充满着兴奋和渴望。耶稣正要把他们差派出去，要他们去改变世界。宇宙的主宰交给他们一个使命，带着医治和悔改的信息走遍乡村小镇。
耶稣告诉祂的团队，要展现出天国的标记。他们要去医好生病的人，要治愈在思想、身体和灵魂里被折磨的人，因为神听见了他们的呼喊声。他们将两个两个一起，施展神的大能，为绝望者带来盼望。
耶稣的跟随者不会独自担任事工。我们都不是超级英雄；我们乃是盛满恩典的破碎器皿，要将人们指向唯独在耶稣里才有的怜悯之泉。我们被呼召肩并肩地行走，去服事我们所到之处，医治那些伤痕累累的人。
主耶稣，求祢带领我们，去到祢愿意我们去的地方，在这世界中彰显祢自己。感谢祢永远与我们同在。奉祢的名祷告，阿们。
路加福音 10:1-12
10 这事以后，主又设立七十个人，差遣他们两个两个地在他前面，往自己所要到的各城各地方去。
2 就对他们说：“要收的庄稼多，做工的人少。所以，你们当求庄稼的主，打发工人出去收他的庄稼。
3 你们去吧！我差你们出去，如同羊羔进入狼群。
4 不要带钱囊，不要带口袋，不要带鞋，在路上也不要问人的安。
5 无论进哪一家，先要说：‘愿这一家平安！’
6 那里若有当得平安的人，你们所求的平安就必临到那家；不然，就归于你们了。
7 你们要住在那家，吃喝他们所供给的，因为工人得工价是应当的。不要从这家搬到那家。
8 “无论进哪一城，人若接待你们，给你们摆上什么，你们就吃什么。
9 要医治那城里的病人，对他们说：‘神的国临近你们了。’
10 无论进哪一城，人若不接待你们，你们就到街上去，
11 说：‘就是你们城里的尘土粘在我们的脚上，我们也当着你们擦去。虽然如此，你们该知道神的国临近了。’
12 我告诉你们：当审判的日子，所多玛所受的比那城还容易受呢！
The Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. - Luke 10:1
The seventy-two followers were about to make history by working together for Jesus. Out of so many people the Lord could have picked, he settled on these followers to do the work of spreading the gospel. Luke doesn’t tell us how these people were chosen. But what is important is that they represented the gospel witness of the Master.
Imagine Jesus standing in front of the seventy-two pairs of partners. There must have been excitement and eagerness as they prepared for their journey. They had a world to change, and Jesus was going to send them out. The Master of the universe had given them a mission to go into the villages and towns with a message of healing and repentance.
Jesus told his team to display signs of his kingdom. They were to heal the sick. They would heal people afflicted in mind, body, and soul because God had heard their cries for help. They would show up two by two and administer the power of God that lifts up hope for the hopeless.
Followers of Jesus are never meant to do ministry alone. We are not superheroes; we are broken vessels of grace who point people to the fountain of mercy in Jesus alone. We’re called to walk side by side to minister to the bruised and battered wherever we are.
Jesus, lead us to follow wherever you want us to go and represent you in this world. Thank you for always being with us. In your name, Amen.
诵读: 楚云
片头: 张妙阳
