On their return the apostles told him all that they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a town called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it, they followed him, and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God and cured those who had need of healing. (Luke 9:10-11 ESV)
When the apostles returned from their fast-paced tour of ministry, they were ready to share with Jesus all that happened. To facilitate that, Jesus took them on a retreat. But the crowds had something else in mind. Jesus was not irritated by the interruption. But then again, He lived expecting interruptions - several of His healings and some of His sermons were interrupted by others needing healing. He set His apostles up to see the same thing - when we really care about serving the Lord, and want to reach to others for Him, it is often a ministry of interruptions...
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