JESUS SPEAKING
“He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me, receives the one who sent Me. He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.” (Matthew 10: 40-42)
FAITHFUL THOUGHTS
In the culture of Jesus’ day, communication across long distances was accomplished through the use of messengers. The Emissaries of one king would deliver his message to another King. To mistreat a king’s messenger was to mistreat the king who had sent him. Most messengers were treated exactly the same as the king would’ve been treated. Upon completing their task, an emissary would then return home and report his experiences to His master. How he had been treated would dictate the health of any future relations.
God sent His Son into this world, and in turn, Jesus Christ has sent His disciples into the world to baptize and to make more disciples. Over two thousand years have passed, and the links in a long chain of God’s messengers has never been broken. When you receive God’s messengers you are receiving God himself. The way to identify a genuine messenger is to determine whether or not he or she has twisted the message; to alter it in any way is to bring destruction down upon one’s own head. Jesus said, “My doctrine is not mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority. He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who seeks the glory of the one who sent Him is true, and no unrighteousness is in Him.”
There are many false teachers and false prophets living today. They are not connected to the Apostles, nor to Christ, or to our heavenly Father. Anyone who has distorted the message must be promptly rejected. And yet there are many genuine messengers who are presently preaching the gospel of Christ. This unchanging message is, ‘that anyone who repents and places their faith and trust in Jesus Christ can be forgiven, reborn, and reunited with God.’ Those who believe will inherit eternal life and are then called to be disciples.. May we continue to carry God’s message to all those who are lost.
“Lord Heavenly Father, we thank You for all that You have done, and for all that You are going to continue to do. May we carry Your message into the world. As we seek to make more disciples, give us the strength and the courage needed to boldly spread Your gospel truth without fear. We love You Father, we praise You, and we thank You and we ask and pray all of these things, according to Your will, in Jesus Christ’s name. Amen.” God bless all of you!
