The picture of a loving and Godly father is one that is hard to find on today’s flatscreens and cable boxes. But the image we see in Jesus is that of a loving Heavenly Father who not only sends, but also equips for His mission.
As Jesus commissions his disciples he begins by blessing them with peace, and then offering them instructions that they would know their obedience to Jesus is in correspondence with God’s commissioning of Jesus himself.