Matthew the apostle shared how Jesus told His disciples, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that takes not his cross, and follows after me, is not worthy of me. He that finds his life shall lose it: and he that loses his life for my sake shall find it. He that receives you receives me, and he that receives me receives him that sent me”, and in chapter ten and verse forty-one of his book, Matthew shared how Jesus told His disciples what happens when a person, “receives a prophet in the name of a prophet” where we read:
He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
The verse reads, “He that receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward;” Matthew began with the words, “he that receives a prophet” which means “the person who accepts, grants access, embraces, approves and does not reject one who is moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman and solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation” “in the name” or “within what is used for everything which the name covers including the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing and remembering” “of a prophet” which means “belonging to one who is moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman and solemnly declares to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation” “shall receive” or “will be granted access, embrace, approve and does not reject” “a prophet's reward” which means “the hire, wages and pay for service that a prophet deserves”. Matthew shared how Jesus expanded His idea of “reward” to people who “accept and embrace” His “prophets”.
The verse continues, “and he that receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.” Matthew added the words, “and he that receives a righteous man” which means “and the person who grants access to, embraces, approves and does not reject a person whether male or female who is innocent, faultless and guiltless” “in the name” or “within what is used for everything which the name covers including the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing and remembering” “of a righteous man” which means “belonging to the person who grants access to, embraces, approves and does not reject a person whether male or female who is innocent, faultless and guiltless” “shall receive” or “will will be granted access, embrace, approve and does not reject” “a righteous man's” which refers to “a person whether male or female who is innocent, faultless and guiltless” “reward” or “ hire, wages and pay for service that the righteous man deserves”. Matthew shared how Jesus told His disciples that “accepting and embracing” “righteous” people will allow a person to “receive” that “righteous” person's wage.
When we consider Matthew's words in this verse, we discover there will be “wages” for being a “righteous” person, and when those “righteous” people are “accepted and embraced”, the person who “receives” them shall be granted their same “wage”. God desires to have people “accept and embrace” His Son Jesus, Jesus' disciples, God's “prophets” and “righteous” people. God desires to “reward” those who not only live in the manner of these mentioned, but also those who “receive” them. Those who are wise shall not only recognize those whom God recognizes, but seek to “accept and embrace” everyone like them that He directs into their path.
Next time Matthew shares how Jesus told His disciples what happens to, “whosoever shall give a drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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