“As you enter the home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.” Matthew 10:12-15

Dear Jesus, You told your disciples to infiltrate the world with your gospel and if they weren’t accepted to shake the dust off their shoes. I know you wanted them to keep caring for the lost, but you didn’t want them to lose sleep over them. Nor did you want them to lose time for finding others. You would send more people behind them to once again reach out to the lost that had rejected them. You give us all so many opportunities to come to faith. Help me to be bold and also to refuse to tarry too long with people who just aren’t ready. I want to make the most of my life and I realize it could be a waste to keep returning to some folks. Thank you for giving me the freedom to move on without worrying that you might miss something. Amen.

Let God decide how many opportunities to give people to come to faith. Just keep preaching and keep moving.