Selfless Faith

In Matthew 11:2-3, read the question asked by the disciples of John the Baptist:

² And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples ³ and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

Is all that Jesus is what you thought He would be (or should be)? If not, then ask God to make some modifications and transformations in your life so you can have a clear understanding and vision on who the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, really is. Let us not be mistaken; God works His perfect will through our lives; not our worthless will through God. God is God and we are human. We bow down to Him and He shall never bow down to us. Now, if we adjust our vision to truly see Christ in His glory, standing at the right hand of God, we will see all He does is more than we ever need. He provides in abundance to our situations and does not cater to our greed and selfishness. Thank God for being who He is and not conforming to who we try to turn Him into. Glory to God forever and ever! Amen.

In Matthew 11:1, it reads “Now it came to pass, when Jesus finished commanding His twelve disciples, that He departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities.”

A lot of times, we may feel we do all the work and our bosses just sit around playing solitaire in their luxurious offices. Whether or not that may be true of our earthly bosses, our Heavenly Father never stops working. Jesus could have went on vacation after sending out His twelve disciples, instead He went to teach and preach in the cities. To this day, the Holy Spirit is always working very diligently, calling out the lost sheep, to bring them home. I thank God Jesus never quits, never gets depressed, never says anything is impossible, never gives up! If we can do all things through Christ, it’s only natural Christ Himself can do ALL things! Let us keep our hearts open to fulfilling the will of our God. Amen.

In Matthew 10:41-42, Jesus tells His disciples:

⁴¹Anyone who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and anyone who receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. ⁴²And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward

God has given us the greatest gift: salvation through Jesus Christ. That is a gift we cannot obtain through any other method. However, our Heavenly Father also wants to reward His children. As children, we have a desire to please our Father, to put a smile on His face. As any parent who is pleased by the works and efforts of their children, our Heavenly Father is eager to reward us. Let’s make a clear distinction, we are saved by grace through our faith in Jesus Christ, and once we are saved, our Heavenly Father wants to bless us and reward us for all the works for His kingdom. Howe great is our God that He would give us such a gift of eternal life through the death and resurrection of His only Son Jesus Christ, and then also want to reward us. Blessed be the name of the Lord, our God, Jesus Christ!

In Matthew 10:40, Jesus is near the end of His instructions to the disciples before sending them out and He says to them, “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”

Now, my beloved, let us not be selfish, but be filled with loving hearts, compassion, forgiveness, and receiving everyone. Remember Jesus said what we do to the least, we also do it onto Him. We must not gossip and have hate filled hearts towards one another. We cannot say we love Jesus but hate everyone else. If we love Jesus, we must love and care for everyone else and if we hate everyone who displeases us, we also hate Jesus. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we were filled with the fruits of the Holy Spirit, which never departs from us. The love that was shown to us and for us on the cross must be reflected through each second of our lives receiving our brothers and sisters, sitting them down at our tables, loving one another as Christ first loved us.

Three words that can be the worse words ever created, or the best words ever used depending on the context they are used. These three words can be worse than the harshest profanities that exist. These three words are “I, Me, and You.” You ask, how can these three words be so bad or evil intentioned? The simple answer is due to the fact we are living in an evil, selfish generation. I, Me, and You can be used to display humbleness, meekness, and humility, but most often used for prideful thoughts, selfish desires, and deceitful acts.

We are constantly thinking about ourselves and what we want. When we pray to God, we ask over and over again give me this house, give me this mate, give me this job, give me, me,me. We ask for all of this because our self-centeredness makes us believe the universe revolves around us and for God’s glory to be revealed to the world, it must be through our selfishness.

However, God knows our heart. Those who ask for all earthly possessions will not receive it from God because He knows once we have it, we will want more. Before we even thank Him for what we do have, we plan our next wants and desires. Continue reading