Matthew 10:14 And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. ESV
Jesus did not send forth His disciples without first giving them careful instruction. He gave specific instruction concerning those who would not receive their words (the Gospel): “Shake the dust off your feet.” This idiom appears to have a two-fold meaning: 1) move on, and 2) don’t take any of their rebellious ideas with you. Jesus had said earlier, “The fields are white unto harvest,” meaning there are many ready to receive the Gospel. In practical terms Jesus is telling his disciples and us today, “Why should you labor in fields which are not ready and reject the Gospel when there are fields which are ready to be harvested and wait for the Gospel?” Many times we waste much time, energy and resources on those who clearly have no interest in hearing or receiving the good news of Jesus Christ. We must move on; and when we go we must not allow the negative or unholy spirit of those who reject to go with us. We must “shake it off” and move on to the fields white unto harvest.
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