The Lord Jesus said: “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” Here the Lord Jesus said that anyone who welcomes the disciples welcomes him and whoever welcomes him welcomes the Father. The Lord Jesus continued: “Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward. ” When a person receives a prophet, he can learn from the prophet the words given by God directly to him, he can learn from the prophet his experience with God, God’s gifts, etc., and he can share the reward God gives to the prophet. This reward is not just for this life, more importantly for the future.
Example: The Old Testament prophet Elijah went to the house of a widow in Zarephath, Sidon, and was received by the poor widow. Then she would receive the reward that Elijah received. Because he had a share in Elijah’s ministry. The widow of Zarephath received the prophet Elijah, and first her flour never run out, later the widow’s son died and Elijah raised his son from the dead. This is a reward on earth, and she will receive God’s future reward through Elijah’s ministry. He who welcomes a righteous person participates in his righteous deeds and therefore receives his reward.
Example: In the Old Testament, Rahab received and protected two Israeli spies, and later her whole family was saved.
The Lord Jesus continued: “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” The Lord Jesus here talks about anyone giving a cup of water to a disciple to drink. Even if you do such a small thing, the Lord will remember it, because when you do it to the disciples, you do it to the Lord. Thank and praise the Lord.
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³⁴ “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. ³⁵ For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law ³⁶ a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’ ³⁷ “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. ³⁸ Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. ³⁹ Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it. (Matthew 10:34-39)

Here the Lord Jesus said: “I did not come to bring peace on earth, but a sword.” What does this mean? Later, when the Lord Jesus was arrested, Peter took out a knife and Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back in its place, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.”(Matthew 26:52)
Here the Lord Jesus said that anyone who takes the sword will die by the sword, so He is not telling people to use the sword. The Lord Jesus is the Prince of Peace, who wants people to reconcile with God and brings peace to the people. But some people believe in the Lord, their family are very opposed to them and become their enemies. In this way, there will be no peace. The Lord Jesus continued: “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.” Here the Lord Jesus said that when there is a conflict between loving the Lord and loving your family, choose loving the Lord.
“Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.” Carrying the cross means dying to the self, not living for yourself, if you live for yourself, if you find life will lose it,  if you lose life for the Lord’s sake, lives for the Lord will gain life, gain eternal life, and gain the reward in the future.
I had a dream at the end of year 2000. The whole dream was about writing songs. It gave me the feeling that I would write many songs. After the dream, I immediately started writing songs, one after another. Now I have written many songs. I didn’t know how to write songs, but the Lord gave me the gift of songwriting, now I have written many songs. When you work for the Lord, the Lord will give the gifts to help you, thank the Lord!
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16 I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. 17 Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. 18 On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. 19 But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it. At that time you will be given what to say, 20 for it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. (Matt 10:16-20)

Here the Lord Jesus sent his disciples out to preach the gospel, “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.” To be as screwed as snakes so that you won’t get hurt, to be innocent as doves so that you won’t hurt others. The Lord Jesus told them that they would be handed over to the Sanhedrin, and they would be beaten in the synagogues, and they would be delivered before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. The Lord told them not to worry about what they were going to say when the time came, because the Holy Spirit living within would move them to say what they needed to say. Thank and praise the Lord.
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1 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. 2 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3 Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. 6 Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. 7 As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. 9 “Do not get any gold or silver or copper to take with you in your belts— 10 no bag for the journey or extra shirt or sandals or a staff, for the worker is worth his keep. 11 Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay at their house until you leave. 12 As you enter the home, give it your greeting. 13 If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you. 14 If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. 15 Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.

Here we see that the Lord Jesus sent out twelve disciples to preach the gospel, giving them authority to heal the sick and drive out demons. Jesus first sent them to preach the gospel to the Israelites, not to the non Israelites Gentiles, the Lord Jesus wants them to preach, the kingdom of heaven is at hand, what does it mean? The kingdom of heaven is the kingdom of God, kingdome of God meas kingship of God, that is God is king of our life, Lord of our life. Lord Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is within you, in your hearts. When a person accepts God as their Lord, they receive the Holy Spirit, the presence of the Lord is with them, the kingdom of heaven is in their hearts. Jesus wants them to give peace to those who are worthy. If anyone will not welcome them or listen to their words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off their feet, what does this mean? this means having nothing to do with their impurity, they are self inflicted and their future outcome has nothing to do with them. Jesus continued, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. From the Old Testament, we know that Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God due to their great sins. Here, the Lord Jesus speaks of a town that does not receive his disciples or listen to their words. On the judgment day in the future, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town. I hope that more people will accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior of their life, and accept God’s love and blessings.
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32 While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. 33 And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.” 35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 38 Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:32-38)

Here we see a mute possessed by a demon. After Jesus drove the demon out, he was able to speak. Not all mute people are possessed by demons, but this mute cannot speak because he is possessed by demon. The Lord Jesus drove out the demon, and everyone was amazed, but the Pharisees said that the Lord Jesus drove out demons by the prince of demons. The Lord Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom of heaven, healed the sick and cast out demons. When he saw many people, he had compassion on them, found them as sheep without a shepherd. Before we came to the Lord, we were all like lost sheep, each one walked his own way. I hope more people will turn to the Lord Jesus the Good Shepherd and let him guide you on the path of eternal life. Many people have not yet believed in the Lord, and there are only few who preach the gospel, the harvest is plantiful, but the workers are few. We should ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into the harvest.
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27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” 28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they replied.29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; 30 and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” 31 But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region. (Matthew 9:27-31)

Here we see that while the Lord Jesus was walking, two blind men called him son of David and asked him to heal them. From human perspective, Jesus is the son of David, from divine perspective, he is the Son of God, the Christ, the Messiah, and the Lord of David. When Jesus asked them if they believed that he could heal them, they said they believed, so Jesus healed them because of their faith. Here we see the importance of faith for being healed. After they were healed, the Lord Jesus told them not to tell anyone, but they spread the news throughout the region.
Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places. Yet the people still came to him from everywhere. (Mark 1:45)
Here is a case of a leper who was healed by the Lord Jesus. He asked him not to tell anyone, but he did not follow the instruction of the Lord Jesus and affected his work.The purpose of Jesus’ miracles is to make people believe in him and hope that more people will accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior.
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23 When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes, 24 he said, “Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep.” But they laughed at him. 25 After the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took the girl by the hand, and she got up. 26 News of this spread through all that region. (Matthew 9:23-26)
Last time we saw that the synagogue leader pleaded with Jesus to raise her daughter from the dead. He must have known that the Lord Jesus performed many miracles, he had great faith in the Lord Jesus, because although the Lord Jesus performed many miracles, he rarely raised people from the dead. Jesus said to the people near the girl, “This girl is not dead, but asleep.” Jesus knows everything. He knows that the girl is dead, but he can resurrect her. So in his eyes, she is like sleeping, just wake her up. From the parallel passage it is known that this girl was twelve years old, and her soul returned, that is, she died, the soul left her body, then the soul returned, that is, she was resurrected. The Lord Jesus resurrected the girl from the dead and told her parents not to tell anyone, but the news still spread throughout the region. May God bless you and your family! 🙏😊