DISCLAIMER. I do not profess to speak for God. Everyone's relationship with their God and their godself is personal. You were endowed with your creator with free-will. It is for you to decide the relevance to you of my words.
Biblical Source
After this the Lord appointed seventy (-two) others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. [Luke 10, 1-4]
Observations
So few words, so many lessons! Is this the ultimate in leveraging and networking or what?
Business relevance:
The message is sent out entrusted to pairs. Small units that can communicate directly with each other and support each other. Low communication logistics overhead.
The pairs are sent to towns he intended to visit. Advanced Planning. Might their feedback have helped identify the most efficient travel path and schedule? Remember, they were, for the most part walking.
The pairs were not the deliverers of the message, they were the preparers of the delivery. Great division of labor. Until they better understood, who better than the visionary himself to deliver the word.
How about their simple script. The message is to the Master. Presumably the most well-connected with the ability to motivate others to execute on his decisions. It tells him what is in it for him - the harvest is abundant. It leverages the resources of the master to act on behalf of Jesus' mission - send out laborers.
He prompts action - Go on your way.
And finally He sets expectations - I am sending you like lambs among wolves. No matter how good your product or service (remember He is offering the ultimate - eternal salvation) you will be challenged on many levels. How many presentations have you made where you felt you were being eaten alive? Lambs among wolves?
Think about it!
If it was good enough for God, shouldn't it be God enough for us? Pass it on.
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