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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Thursday, February 17, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :A Disciple is Not Above His Teacher Bible Verse:Matthew 10:23-25 (ESV) "When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes. A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.”" Message:
The first phrase reiterates what Christ told the apostles earlier in verse 14: “And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.” The apostles were not looking for trouble. The advice is to spread the Gospel where people are interested in it, but not to argue and not to seek martyrdom — for there will be trouble and persecution enough.
Christ gives yet another reason for it here, though. He doesn't want them to waste time on hopeless causes, but to make reasonable haste. His death, resurrection and ascension are closer at hand than the apostles know, and they will be converting people in Israel long after Jesus is gone.
The teaching “a disciple is not above his master” seems to say something that it does not. Perhaps it came across more clearly in Aramaic, when Christ said it, but the plain meaning of the sentence in English simply is not what Christ meant. It sounds as if Christ has changed to a new topic of great importance; but this is misleading.
Paul in Prison - Rembrandt
Paul in Prison
He is not concerned that the apostles might begin to make themselves the head of a new religion or teach that they are greater than Christ, or anything else along those lines. He means that, if the master suffers, the servants must expect to suffer. Picture a mother or father being convicted of a terrible crime or, less balefully, leaving a high-paying job to follow a calling with much less income. “Why,” children will ask, “do I have to suffer just because daddy (or mom) is having a midlife crisis?”
And so with discipleship. The servant is not above the master, and we know that the master will suffer an agonizing crucifixion. Who are the disciples, to expect better treatment than the very Son of God?
The illustration (“if they have called the master of the house Beelzebul”) references one of the many accusations made in Chapter 9, that Jesus was able to cast out demons because he was in league with their boss. If they are calling Christ “Satan”, what do the apostles think they will be called?
And, as we know, it will not take very long for the authorities to come after Christ’s followers. (Acts 6:8-15, Acts 7.)
Meditation : Prayer : Oh Heavenly Father, in whom I live and move and have my being, I humbly pray you so to guide and govern me by your Holy Spirit, that in all the joys, occupations, and cares of this day I may never forget you, but remember that I am ever walking in your sight. In Christ’s name, I pray,......Amen |
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