21-Day-Fast Devotional - Day 19: Eliminate Baggage
Eliminate Baggage
written by Phil Costanza
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father son, and the holy spirit.”
Matthew 28:19
In this verse, Jesus tells the disciples to go and make disciples.
Have you ever noticed whenever you go somewhere you always come back from your trip with more stuff than you bring? That’s excess baggage. Just like as we go through our lives as Christians. We pick up things as we go along, some good and some bad. The good things are love, peace, understanding, kindness, and faithfulness. Those are the things that we can keep with us forever. The bad things are hate, anger, envy, and lust. This “excess baggage” we are to let go of this. Since we live in the spirit let us keep in step with the spirit. (Galatians 5:25)
In Mark 6:8, Jesus sent out the twelve and told them to bring “nothing” and when they were not welcome, they had to shake the dust off their feet. So when we are in our walks and we pick up that “excess baggage”, we have to shake it off like dust on our feet.
Reflection Questions:
What excess baggage have you been carrying around?
What do you think is preventing you from “shaking it off like dust from your feet”?
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