Two By Garrulous Two?

After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. Luke 10:1

The world takes it as a sign of strength that a person should go alone to a strange place and do business. Jesus did not send His messengers alone, but two by two. We are taught in business courses about efficiency, building wealth, multiplying ourselves by replication of effort, and other worldly ways. Jesus did not do it that way.

"Aha! Got you there," The unbeliever declares, "for that is exactly what this Jesus was doing." Sorry to disagree with you, Mr. Unbeliever, but the scripture says that Jesus was going to every one of those cities and places where He sent His disciples. They went to prepare the place ahead of our Lord, but not one pair of those disciples could be the Lord. We find in another place that even such illustrious disciples as John and James were not qualified to take places on either side of our Lord Jesus, for those two places were reserved for a certain pair of criminals. What? Criminals?

We know the story from the gospels, and it surprises us that two disciples could not be there with Him on those crosses. And yet, we are reminded that our Lord does not do things our way. One way that works out is in bearing witness. When you give testimony, you do not need to do it alone. Someone in the church going out to meet people? Don't make them do it alone; go with! Not good at speaking up for the Lord? He will provide a garrulous gospeler to go with you!

Have a great day in the Lord!

Bucky