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Our text today is Mark 6:7-13:

And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them. — Mark 6:7-13

Jesus had just been rejected in his hometown. He could have pulled back from his mission due to this shame and embarrassment. He could have tightened the circle. Instead, he does the opposite. He expands it.

He calls the Twelve and sends them out two by two. He gives them mission and authority but tells them to bring almost nothing with them.

“Take no bread. No bag. No money.”

No food. No clothes. No cash. That's not a preparation. That's complete trust. There are no extra supplies. There's no backup plan.
This is just straight-up trust in Jesus.

That’s not how most of us operate. We want a safety net. We want to know the whole strategy. We want a sustainable five-year plan. But Jesus gives them something different. Something better:

His mission. His message. His authority. His power. His presence.

They weren’t sent because they were ready. They were ready because they were sent.

Because when Jesus sends, he sustains.

That’s the point of the moment. Jesus is not trying to deprive them—but trying to teach them dependence. He does not want them to depend on themselves but him. He is not going to make them influencers but use them for his influence and show even them that he is all the influence the world will ever need.

And the result?

They go. They preach repentance. They cast out demons. They anoint. They heal.

Ordinary men do extraordinary things because they trust the one who sent them.

The mission hasn’t changed. Jesus still sends. And when He sends, He still sustains. This means you don’t have to feel fully equipped to be effective. You just have to be willing to go and trust that Jesus will provide what you need along the way.

ASK THIS:

1. Why did Jesus tell the disciples not to take extra provisions?
2. How does dependence shape our faith?
3. Where might Jesus be sending you right now?
4. What’s one thing you need to trust Him to sustain in that area?

DO THIS:

Write down one area in your life where Jesus may be sending you—into a conversation, a relationship, a role, a moment. Step into it, trusting that where He sends, He sustains.

PRAY THIS:

Jesus, I often feel unprepared—but I know you are faithful. Help me take the next step with confidence, believing you will provide all I need. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

Same God.