Rewards of the Righteous

 

Matthew 10:40 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. 41 The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

In the past two chapters we have seen account after account of Christ's miraculous power, concluded by his call for harvesters to go out. Matthew begins with the calling and commissioning of the twelve to go out and be those harvesters. Jesus promises them opposition and persecution. resistance and rejections. Yet, they are to continue on fearlessly, sharing everything He has shown and told them in their time together. Finally, He shares the promises above for those who sharing the good news and those who receive them.  Most importantly, they will receive the presence of God He described in the Sermon on the Mount. It will be worth it all.