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whose hands they are: “And fear not them which kill the body, but are
not able to kill the soul; but rather fear Him which is able to destroy
both soul and body in hell.”
They are to go forward, bearing their testimony of truth, and leave
their fate with their Heavenly Father. Jesus comforts them with a
knowledge of the divine care that watches over their lives, saying, “Are
not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on
the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are
all numbered. Fear ye not therefore; ye are of more value than many
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sparrows.”
And finally, he crowns his instruction and encouragement with the
grand assurance of eternal reward to those who accept the Son of God
and obey his teachings, and of denunciation to those who reject them:
“Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is in Heaven. But whosoever shall deny
me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in
Heaven.”
Thus the Saviour commissioned his disciples to go out into the
world and preach his word, to heal the sick, and comfort the sorrowful
as they had seen him do, and they went forth, working according to his
directions. The mission of God’s servants today is of the same vital
importance as that of the apostles whom Christ sent from him with
such solemn words of instruction. To accept or to reject the message of
Christ will insure the results indicated by the Master to his disciples on
that solemn occasion when he commissioned them to teach his word
to the people.
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