Is. 66:10-14; Gal. 6:14-18; Lk. 10:1-12, 17-20
The passage from the Gospel of Luke brings to our attention how Jesus appointed seventy disciples and sent them on ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself intended to go.
Jesus sent them out with clear instructions. He said to them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the lord of the harvest to send out labourers into the harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals”. This is a clear warning not to put our trust in human means.
Jesus reminded the disciples what the psalmist has pronounced, “Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.” When we trust in God with the