Jesus sends his disciples and commissions them to preach the gospel of the kingdom and do the same works he himself has done, but he also warns them in Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves”. This isn’t to worry them, but to encourage them to stand in Matthew 10:26 “Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known”. God will vindicate, God will repay. But we sometimes question as John did in Matthew 11:3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” The answer is the same for us today, in Matthew 11:4–6 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them. 6 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.” This is the message until Jesus returns, there isn’t any other so as Jesus said, in Matthew 11:15 The one who has ears, let him hear!
Do Not Be Afraid of Them
Matthew 10:26–33
As Jesus commissions his disciples, he says to them in
Matthew 10:16 “Behold, I am sending you out like sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.”
but he also tells them in
Matthew 10:26 “Therefore do not be afraid of them, because nothing is hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing secret that will not become known.”
God id a righteous judge and knows, not only everything that happens but every evil scheme that has been plotted. He will repay according to what is done so there is only one thing for us to do and that is to acknowledge him in all we do in
Matthew 10:32 “Therefore everyone who acknowledges me before people, I also will acknowledge him before my Father who is in heaven.
The One Who Loses His Life Because of Me
Matthew 10:34–39
The One Who Receives You Receives Me
Are You The One Who Is To Come
Matthew 11:1–9
We often have an expectation that whatever we do will increase and keep on increasing. John the Baptist knew that he was preparing the way for Jesus, his mother knew the mother of Jesus. John had baptised Jesus and seen the spirit descend on him. And, John himself had said in
John 3:30 “It is necessary for that one to increase, but for me to decrease.”
Yet now, as John is in prison, he seems to doubt what he has known and sent his disciples to ask in
Matthew 11:3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”
People are still asking this question today and the answer is still the same as the answer Jesus gave to John in
Matthew 11:4–6 And Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised, and the poor have good news announced to them. 6 And whoever is not offended by me is blessed.”
Jesus is who He says He is, the Son of God, the Messiah, who in
Revelation 19:16 And he has a name written on his outer garment and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
The One Who Has Ears, Let Him Hear!
Matthew 11:10–19
God has been revealing himself to man from the beginning. John comes as described in
Matthew 11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’
Jesus came and brought his message of the kingdom to everyone ans described in
Matthew 11:19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a man who is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
so what more can God do, but what he has already done? He sent John to prepare the way for Jesus in Matthew 11:10 and then he sent Jesus Christ, the Son of Man. There isn’t anyone else to send so he says this in
Matthew 11:15 The one who has ears, let him hear!
Woe To You
Matthew 11:20–24
Come To Me I Will Give You Rest
Matthew 11:25–30
Study Verses
- Matthew 10:26–33 Do Not Be Afraid of Them
- Matthew 11:1–9 Are You The One Who Is To Come
- Matthew 11:10–19 The One Who Has Ears, Let Him Hear!
Today’s Reading
- Matthew 10:26-42
- Matthew 11:1-30