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(Matthew 11:1) When Jesus had finished instructing His twelve disciples, He went on from there to teach and preach in their cities.

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This specific instruction (recorded in chapter 10) prepared the disciples to scatter throughout Israel to proclaim the Good News of God's Kingdom. As they did that, Jesus went to the disciples' home towns to teach (to privately inform, with the target of shaping the pupil's will) and to preach (to publicly inform, proclaim, announce valuable information and news). The disciples didn't proclaim themselves, and Jesus didn't proclaim them either--He is the Good News.

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As I attend to fulfilling God's call on my life, Jesus brings His uncontaminated, undistorted light into the weirdly lit shadows of my local haunts. I'm not capable of being always available, always correct, but He is. I'm not the Good News, the perfect answer to my neighbors, He is.

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Lord, help me to turn people's hearts and will towards You. As I give myself to fulfilling Your call and to serve my family and the people You've sent me to, I recognize that I'm not enough. By Your Holy Spirit, I trust You to privately teach each of us according to our true needs. I trust You to bring Your light and Your Words into our hearts so we can live fully.