There are two thoughts I want to share with you about Matthew 10. The first is found in verses 29-30:
29Are not two little sparrows sold for a penny? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father's leave (consent) and notice. 30But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
Our Omniscient God knows EVERYTHING that is happening, EVERYWHERE that it is taking place! With our finite, human thinking, we cannot even begin to understand that concept! This is one of those wonderful Truths about God that we just accept, without understanding the HOW, just like Mary did when Gabriel told her that she would have a child! He knows, and cares, about the sparrows, and WE are far more valuable to him than they are! Don't let the enemy get you to think, for even one second, that this wonderful and glorious God, Who loves us and saved us, EVER has an evil thought against us! He even knows the number of hairs that we have ever had on our heads from the moment of our births until now! Do you realize how insignificant a single hair is to us? We lose them all day, every day and don't even give them a thought! But God does! If He thinks that much about our hair, just think how much His thoughts are filled with all of the important aspects of our lives! We should NEVER feel alone or without hope for the rest of our lives! God loves us with everything that is within Him! He wants US to love the world with the love He has put inside of us! They are hurting because they don't know this about Him! Let's be spreading THAT Good News! AMEN!
Then verse 34:
34Do not think that I have come to bring peace upon the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
SO many people that I have talked to think that Jesus is for peace at any cost! They have no idea how very wrong they are! The only peace that Jesus came to this Earth to bring is the peace between God and man that can only come when someone receives Him as Lord and personal Saviour! As long as there is evil in the world there will be war because evil people will try to rule over others and God wants people to defend themselves, and others, from wicked people. The only time there will be peace on Earth is when Jesus Himself rules and reigns here! Jesus said that He did not come to bring peace, but a sword! The sword that Jesus brought is His Word, and His Word divides! It divides believers from unbelievers. It divides Truth from error. It divides Light from darkness. It divides the things of the world from the things of God! Use the Sword of God's Word over your own life to separate the things that should be there from the things that shouldn't! I LOVE the Word of God! I hope you do, too!
Shalom in Him!
