And as ye go, preach.
Preaching and going
I. Who are to preach?
II. What are they to preach? “The kingdom of heaven.” etc. Then we must speak of the King. Tell them He is King of grief, grace, and glory.
III. When are they to preach? “As ye go.”
1. We are always on the go in this busy world.
2. “As ye go”-travelling.
3. While you are walking.
4. As long as you live.
IV. Where are we to preach? “ Go not into the way of the Gentiles,” etc. To kith and kin first.
V. Why are we to preach? “Freely ye have received.” (T. Spurgeon.)
Preaching first to our own kith and kin
Do you remember how it was with Samson? He found honey in the carcase of the lion which he had himself destroyed; and when he found the honey he, like a very sensible man, took of it and did eat; and he went along eating, with his hands full of honey. I do not know whether he had not time to eat it all up before he got to the end of the journey; but I am inclined to think that he was not so selfish as to wish to keep it all to himself. At all events, we read that when he got to the house of his father and of his mother he gave them of the honey, and they did eat. Hast thou found honey? Have it not to thyself? Take it home to those who have it not. And, Saviour, there is no honey that drops from earthly honeycombs like Thy love-“sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.” (H. W. Beecher.)