HE REMAINED POSITVE

 Jesus maintained a positive attitude about the preaching work. That helped him to stay enthusiastic about his ministry.  For example, late in 30 C.E., Jesus saw many were ready to respond to his preaching activity, and he likened them a to ripe field ready to be harvested. (John 4:35) About a year later, he told his disciples: "The harvest is great."  (Matthew 9:37, 38) And later he again emphasized: "The harvest is great . . . Beg the Master of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest." (Luke 10:2) Jesus never lost sight of the potential for people to respond to the good news and he rejoiced when they did. - LUKE 10:21.

Jesus taught his disciples to keep a positive view of their message, which would encourage them to maintain their zeal. For example, consider two of his illustrations. (Read Luke 13:18-21.) Jesus used a mustard grain to teach that the Kingdom message would expand in an amazing way and have unstoppable growth. And he used leaven to illustrate how the Kingdom message would spread widely and cause changes that might not be immediately apparent.  Consequently, Jesus helped his disciples to see that the message they preached would indeed have success.

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