What did Jesus mean when He told His 12 disciples to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves as sent them to fill the Great Commission?
hello dear friends this is you Humphreys
I'm glad to be back with you again they
share with you a word from the Bible
under Bible reflections and I hope and
pray that this word will bless your
heart and bless your life and you will
find strength in it just a few words
about 10 or 12 minutes but a message
that can help you find a way and know
the will of God for your life may be a
message that will bring you into the
kingdom of God oh I pray it will be so I
speak to your on a topic of the that
scriptures teach us why is this serpents
and harmless as doves we find this in
the scriptures over in in the 10th
chapter of the book of Almighty earth
and Jesus is sitting out his disciples
and others to go forth and and to preach
the gospel and it's a word not only for
them but for you and me today as
Christians we're to spread the word
we're to preach the word we're to tell
others and we're left the Holy Spirit
users and this is the thing that is
important you've got a message to tell
their friend speak it out for God let
others know what the Lord has done for
you and the Lord teaches us how to do it
now in this scripture it is an unusual
scripture but woman that I think holds
for some good advice in Matthew 10 the
verse 16 jesus said behold I send you
forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be
there for one has his serpents and
harmless as doves being one is in
serpents and harmless as doves
first of all he said I send you forth as
sheep among wolves and so Christians you
and I are represented as sheep in this
world and Jesus often often represented
us as sheep and classified US has his
sheep
we need this read I recognize that over
in the book of John the tenth chapter
Jesus said my sheep hear my voice I know
them and they follow me I hope you're
one of his sheep today I hope that you
hear his voice in the word of God and in
the voice of others and that you will
hear and follow him that you'll hear
that word in your heart from the Holy
Spirit and the Lord will teach you his
way my sheep hear my voice and I know
them and they follow me
and I give unto them eternal life that's
forever hallelujah and they shall never
perish amen neither shall any one cook
them out of my hand for my father which
gave them to me is greater than all and
none shall cook them out of my father's
hand so you see if you're once saved
you're safe forever because you're in
the Lord's hand Jesus holds you in his
hand and the devil would have to
overcome Jesus and cook you out of his
hand he can't ever do that he runs from
Jesus he flees from the name of Jesus
and so in Jesus hand is in the father's
hand
and none shall pluck them from him and
then he said I and my father are one
we're one praise God they all want the
Father in Jesus is one both of them
together is one it's like a violin and a
bowl you know they're two but there one
there one you can what is a violin
without a bowl and what is a bowl
without a violin they're together
they're together but they become one and
Jesus says I am my father are one so
praise God we have we have God the
Father and God the Son the only way we
get to the father is through the son
amen and the only way we can come the
son it's about the recognition and the
drawing of the Spirit of God the Father
to Jesus and so they work together as
one and so we see then and we are as
sheep as his sheep and sheep are they
are gentle and they are not kind of
vicious at all they never
anybody or anything with force and anger
they're very gentle they're very gentle
Christians ought to be gentle
we ought to have a spirit of gentleness
about us we will not go around with a
harsh attitude of a forceful attitude of
an attitude of you know being a stronger
and dominion over others but we ought to
be like two sheep we need to be Oh lid
instead of trying to take over
everything
and so we need to be gentle not only
gentlemen but sheep are very dependent
they were dependent upon the shepherd
they do not really know where to go
without him they don't know what to wear
what to do without him angel hardly know
how to get back to the fool without him
the Shepherd is so important to the
sheep and Jesus is important for you and
to me where is she
so we see that he sends us forth as
sheep but he sends his forth his wool
upon wolves what about wolves well the
whole world out there is God's got some
all of them we had to face that over the
book of John Jesus teaches this word he
says in the tenth chapter John Hayden is
a hireling it is not the Shepherd not
the real Shepherd he he's not the real
Shepherd at all he he who's on their
sheep and I have known the Sheep he's
not the real Shepherd but he acts like a
shepherd and he sees the wolf coming and
he leaves the sheep and fries and the
wolf comes and catches them and scatters
the Sheep
oh the hireling freeze because he is a
hireling and does not love the Sheep but
I am The Good Shepherd and know my sheep
and they know me and so it's important
that we see that we're cheaper me how do
you in the world the world is like
wolves there's a world out there there's
the French there's the old devil he's
working against the church he's working
against Christians and there's a world
lifestyle beware
Otis is an enemy to God the Bible says
if you're a friend of this whole world
you're an enemy to God and this whole
world is an enemy to God dear Christians
and so that's the reason you find
trouble out there and that's the reason
you find people that come against you
and color gets you on matters that are
not even right and mistreat you but this
is part of it we're sheep in the midst
of wolves oh please God then he said
something else he says to us not only
not only did he say that that we are
sheep among wolves but he said be damned
why is his serpents harmless as doves
why is his serpents you know I read that
and I wondered now you know I think of a
serpent I think of something evil and
poisonous and bad and that's true but
Jesus used it here in a context that
tells pitches of something very
important wise as a serpent and harmless
as a dove
first of all the serpent how is a
serpent was a serpent as wise in that
number one he conceals himself he
conceals himself in the grass you never
see us ever going down the sidewalk no
he's over in the grass where you can't
see him he's in the bushes and so it's
good sometimes Christians for us to keep
self out of it
and to keep ourselves out of it and not
try to be such a standout in and and
such a bigger than that and a lighthouse
to to speak for us and let people know
who we are and how great we are on how
much we know who we need to have the
wisdom of the serpent because when we do
that we're opening ourselves for danger
we're out there with the wolves waiting
to see us and we get out there start for
reading ourselves we're asking for the
wolf to attack and so be shrewd be
clever know how to talk to people and
yet at the same time and not put
yourself in such a position that you
will be carrying unnecessary times of
danger before others and so that's
important
then we see the harmless of the dove the
Dove is transparent and he comes in a
loving gentle way and he comes in that's
way Christians ought to go out we go out
loving people and in general way
transparent we're just what we are we're
not trying to hide anything now these
two things go together separate they
both are weak to be like the serpent
just to be shrewd in itself is not right
just to be harmless as a dove is not
good because that would be a sign of
weakness
so we seem to put them together and when
you put them together you become shrewd
and you become wise and at the same time
you're loving and you're harmless like
the dog
so we praise God we knew now that Jesus
sent us forth into the world which is
the wolves around us but he gives us
that this the divine wisdom of the
serpent and a divine gentleness and love
the dog and so that's important that we
know these things and we understand them
now then I want you to know in
conclusion that this good word and that
is he sends us for this sheep but I want
to tell you Christians sheep are
helpless without the Shepherd but you
see we have the shepherd with us Jesus
is our Shepherd he is the shepherd and
that's the secret he said I send you
forth as sheep but I'm going with you
I'm going with you I will not leave you
nor will I forsake you I'll be there
when you need me I'll be there when it's
tough I'll be there when the wolf comes
and when the wolf comes and sees the
Shepherd he frees from them let me tell
you that Jesus is your protection and
Jesus is your provision and Jesus is
your direction and Jesus is your
provider you're the Sheep would he's the
Shepherd and Bible says the Lord is my
shepherd I shall not want
he leaves me by still waters he leads me
into the green
Buster's yay even though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death I will
fear no evil he prepares a table before
my enemies and I set out and enjoy them
my cup runneth over
surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever
Jesus is our Shepherd he's our Shepherd
over in that wonderful chapter of John
it says I am The Good Shepherd the Good
Shepherd that gives his life for the
Sheep Jesus is the Good Shepherd and He
gave His life for you
that you could live and abide with him
forever amen I hope and pray that you
know this truth and you let it abide in
you today Oh trust him pray this prayer
with me and mean it from your heart say
dear God please forgive me I believe in
Jesus I believe that he is my shepherd
and I'm his sheep and I want you to
leave me and guide me and forgive me and
write my name in heaven how do you
praise God I believe you died for me and
paid for all my sins I believe you rose
again come in my heart and help me live
for you amen pray a prayer like that and
your name will be written in heaven you
become one of the Sheep of his foal and
the Bible says the day is coming when
there be one fold and one Shepherd and
we'll all be together together forever
please God together forever the sheep
and the Shepherd's God bless you in
Jesus name Amen.
I'm glad to be back with you again they
share with you a word from the Bible
under Bible reflections and I hope and
pray that this word will bless your
heart and bless your life and you will
find strength in it just a few words
about 10 or 12 minutes but a message
that can help you find a way and know
the will of God for your life may be a
message that will bring you into the
kingdom of God oh I pray it will be so I
speak to your on a topic of the that
scriptures teach us why is this serpents
and harmless as doves we find this in
the scriptures over in in the 10th
chapter of the book of Almighty earth
and Jesus is sitting out his disciples
and others to go forth and and to preach
the gospel and it's a word not only for
them but for you and me today as
Christians we're to spread the word
we're to preach the word we're to tell
others and we're left the Holy Spirit
users and this is the thing that is
important you've got a message to tell
their friend speak it out for God let
others know what the Lord has done for
you and the Lord teaches us how to do it
now in this scripture it is an unusual
scripture but woman that I think holds
for some good advice in Matthew 10 the
verse 16 jesus said behold I send you
forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be
there for one has his serpents and
harmless as doves being one is in
serpents and harmless as doves
first of all he said I send you forth as
sheep among wolves and so Christians you
and I are represented as sheep in this
world and Jesus often often represented
us as sheep and classified US has his
sheep
we need this read I recognize that over
in the book of John the tenth chapter
Jesus said my sheep hear my voice I know
them and they follow me I hope you're
one of his sheep today I hope that you
hear his voice in the word of God and in
the voice of others and that you will
hear and follow him that you'll hear
that word in your heart from the Holy
Spirit and the Lord will teach you his
way my sheep hear my voice and I know
them and they follow me
and I give unto them eternal life that's
forever hallelujah and they shall never
perish amen neither shall any one cook
them out of my hand for my father which
gave them to me is greater than all and
none shall cook them out of my father's
hand so you see if you're once saved
you're safe forever because you're in
the Lord's hand Jesus holds you in his
hand and the devil would have to
overcome Jesus and cook you out of his
hand he can't ever do that he runs from
Jesus he flees from the name of Jesus
and so in Jesus hand is in the father's
hand
and none shall pluck them from him and
then he said I and my father are one
we're one praise God they all want the
Father in Jesus is one both of them
together is one it's like a violin and a
bowl you know they're two but there one
there one you can what is a violin
without a bowl and what is a bowl
without a violin they're together
they're together but they become one and
Jesus says I am my father are one so
praise God we have we have God the
Father and God the Son the only way we
get to the father is through the son
amen and the only way we can come the
son it's about the recognition and the
drawing of the Spirit of God the Father
to Jesus and so they work together as
one and so we see then and we are as
sheep as his sheep and sheep are they
are gentle and they are not kind of
vicious at all they never
anybody or anything with force and anger
they're very gentle they're very gentle
Christians ought to be gentle
we ought to have a spirit of gentleness
about us we will not go around with a
harsh attitude of a forceful attitude of
an attitude of you know being a stronger
and dominion over others but we ought to
be like two sheep we need to be Oh lid
instead of trying to take over
everything
and so we need to be gentle not only
gentlemen but sheep are very dependent
they were dependent upon the shepherd
they do not really know where to go
without him they don't know what to wear
what to do without him angel hardly know
how to get back to the fool without him
the Shepherd is so important to the
sheep and Jesus is important for you and
to me where is she
so we see that he sends us forth as
sheep but he sends his forth his wool
upon wolves what about wolves well the
whole world out there is God's got some
all of them we had to face that over the
book of John Jesus teaches this word he
says in the tenth chapter John Hayden is
a hireling it is not the Shepherd not
the real Shepherd he he's not the real
Shepherd at all he he who's on their
sheep and I have known the Sheep he's
not the real Shepherd but he acts like a
shepherd and he sees the wolf coming and
he leaves the sheep and fries and the
wolf comes and catches them and scatters
the Sheep
oh the hireling freeze because he is a
hireling and does not love the Sheep but
I am The Good Shepherd and know my sheep
and they know me and so it's important
that we see that we're cheaper me how do
you in the world the world is like
wolves there's a world out there there's
the French there's the old devil he's
working against the church he's working
against Christians and there's a world
lifestyle beware
Otis is an enemy to God the Bible says
if you're a friend of this whole world
you're an enemy to God and this whole
world is an enemy to God dear Christians
and so that's the reason you find
trouble out there and that's the reason
you find people that come against you
and color gets you on matters that are
not even right and mistreat you but this
is part of it we're sheep in the midst
of wolves oh please God then he said
something else he says to us not only
not only did he say that that we are
sheep among wolves but he said be damned
why is his serpents harmless as doves
why is his serpents you know I read that
and I wondered now you know I think of a
serpent I think of something evil and
poisonous and bad and that's true but
Jesus used it here in a context that
tells pitches of something very
important wise as a serpent and harmless
as a dove
first of all the serpent how is a
serpent was a serpent as wise in that
number one he conceals himself he
conceals himself in the grass you never
see us ever going down the sidewalk no
he's over in the grass where you can't
see him he's in the bushes and so it's
good sometimes Christians for us to keep
self out of it
and to keep ourselves out of it and not
try to be such a standout in and and
such a bigger than that and a lighthouse
to to speak for us and let people know
who we are and how great we are on how
much we know who we need to have the
wisdom of the serpent because when we do
that we're opening ourselves for danger
we're out there with the wolves waiting
to see us and we get out there start for
reading ourselves we're asking for the
wolf to attack and so be shrewd be
clever know how to talk to people and
yet at the same time and not put
yourself in such a position that you
will be carrying unnecessary times of
danger before others and so that's
important
then we see the harmless of the dove the
Dove is transparent and he comes in a
loving gentle way and he comes in that's
way Christians ought to go out we go out
loving people and in general way
transparent we're just what we are we're
not trying to hide anything now these
two things go together separate they
both are weak to be like the serpent
just to be shrewd in itself is not right
just to be harmless as a dove is not
good because that would be a sign of
weakness
so we seem to put them together and when
you put them together you become shrewd
and you become wise and at the same time
you're loving and you're harmless like
the dog
so we praise God we knew now that Jesus
sent us forth into the world which is
the wolves around us but he gives us
that this the divine wisdom of the
serpent and a divine gentleness and love
the dog and so that's important that we
know these things and we understand them
now then I want you to know in
conclusion that this good word and that
is he sends us for this sheep but I want
to tell you Christians sheep are
helpless without the Shepherd but you
see we have the shepherd with us Jesus
is our Shepherd he is the shepherd and
that's the secret he said I send you
forth as sheep but I'm going with you
I'm going with you I will not leave you
nor will I forsake you I'll be there
when you need me I'll be there when it's
tough I'll be there when the wolf comes
and when the wolf comes and sees the
Shepherd he frees from them let me tell
you that Jesus is your protection and
Jesus is your provision and Jesus is
your direction and Jesus is your
provider you're the Sheep would he's the
Shepherd and Bible says the Lord is my
shepherd I shall not want
he leaves me by still waters he leads me
into the green
Buster's yay even though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death I will
fear no evil he prepares a table before
my enemies and I set out and enjoy them
my cup runneth over
surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever
Jesus is our Shepherd he's our Shepherd
over in that wonderful chapter of John
it says I am The Good Shepherd the Good
Shepherd that gives his life for the
Sheep Jesus is the Good Shepherd and He
gave His life for you
that you could live and abide with him
forever amen I hope and pray that you
know this truth and you let it abide in
you today Oh trust him pray this prayer
with me and mean it from your heart say
dear God please forgive me I believe in
Jesus I believe that he is my shepherd
and I'm his sheep and I want you to
leave me and guide me and forgive me and
write my name in heaven how do you
praise God I believe you died for me and
paid for all my sins I believe you rose
again come in my heart and help me live
for you amen pray a prayer like that and
your name will be written in heaven you
become one of the Sheep of his foal and
the Bible says the day is coming when
there be one fold and one Shepherd and
we'll all be together together forever
please God together forever the sheep
and the Shepherd's God bless you in
Jesus name Amen.
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