Author - Clay Corvin

04/30                  Matthew 10:41-42
If you receive a prophet as one who speaks for God, you will be given the same reward as a prophet. And if you receive righteous people because of their righteousness, you will be given a reward like theirs. 42 And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.”

GIVE
We are givers.  We give everything we have.  We give all that we are.  Everything we have belongs to Jesus, He is Lord and we give.  People need Jesus and they need help.  We tell them all that Jesus is doing in our life and we give them the things they need.  We are givers. 

04/29                  Matthew 10:32-40

“Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven. 34 “Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. 35 ‘I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 Your enemies will be right in your own household!’ 37 “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine. 38 If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. 39 If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. 40 “Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

YES

Yes, I belong to Jesus.  Yes, He is my king, my Savior and Lord.  Jesus is my guide, my strength and my rock.  I follow Jesus. 

04/28                  Matthew 10:26

“But don’t be afraid of those who threaten you. For the time is coming when everything that is covered will be revealed, and all that is secret will be made known to all. 27 What I tell you now in the darkness, shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ear, shout from the housetops for all to hear! 28 “Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin ? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. 30 And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.

VALUABLE

You are valuable not because of what you do but because you are a member of the Family of God.  Jesus has saved you.  He will give you His righteousness and His Spirit.  The Holy Spirit fills you.  You belong to Jesus and He belongs to you.  Do not fear the world or anything in the world.  Fear God for He is the real one to fear yet He loves you. 

04/27                  Matthew 10:23-25

When you are persecuted in one town, flee to the next. I tell you the truth, the Son of Man will return before you have reached all the towns of Israel. 24 “Students are not greater than their teacher, and slaves are not greater than their master. 25 Students are to be like their teacher, and slaves are to be like their master. And since I, the master of the household, have been called the prince of demons, the members of my household will be called by even worse names!

STAND

We are called to stand.  We stand on God’s Word.  We stand on our faith.  We stand because the power of the almighty Lord and God Jesus Christ brought us into the Family of God and He stands with us.  Therefore, whatever you face stand with the Lord and He will stand with you. 

04/26                  Matthew 10:21-22

“A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed. 22 And all nations will hate you because you are my followers. But everyone who endures to the end will be saved.

ENDURE
Some days all we can do is endure.  There is no shame in that.  We cannot be on a mountaintop all the time.  Yes, endure for in our endurance we discover growth.  In our growth we become more like Jesus.  Jesus is Lord.  Follow Him and remember endure!

04/25                  Matthew 10:19-20

When you are arrested, don’t worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. 20 For it is not you who will be speaking—it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.

HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit of God fills us, leads us, enables us and gives us spiritual insight.  Trust the Lord.  Trust His still small voice.  As we obey Him we become ever more sensitive to His guidance.  Trust the Lord for He alone is trustworthy.   

04/24                  Matthew 10:16-18

“Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. 17 But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues. 18 You will stand trial before governors and kings because you are my followers. But this will be your opportunity to tell the rulers and other unbelievers about me.

WISE
Be wise in well doing.  Do listen to the Lord.  Do let Him guide you.  Don’t forget who is in charge and when Jesus says go then go.

04/23                  Matthew 10:15

I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.

SELF

We condemn our self.  Jesus is the truth.  If we reject Him we are worse off then we have ever been before.  If we accept Jesus we are blessed indeed. 

04/22                  Matthew 10:14

If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.

LEAVE

Share Jesus.  Tell others about your relationship.  Give them an opportunity to accept Jesus.  Let the person decide.  If rejected leave.  If accepted give freely. 

04/21                  Matthew 10:11-13

“Whenever you enter a city or village, search for a worthy person and stay in his home until you leave town. 12 When you enter the home, give it your blessing. 13 If it turns out to be a worthy home, let your blessing stand; if it is not, take back the blessing.

CHOOSE

Do the next right thing then let others choose what they will do.  The Lord calls, we communicate and the person has to decide.