Matthew 10:37-39

Brothers and sisters in Christ, recently I have found that we Christian teens have been distracted by many many things in the world, and have wasted our time and emotions on many vain thoughts and ideas. So GOD gave me the inspiration and duty to share with you what I have learned.

Lets look at the word, Matthew 10:37-39

³⁷"^(BC)He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

³⁸"And ^(BD)he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

³⁹"^(BE)He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.

Lets expand each verse and learn it deeper.

[37] In verse 37, it says "He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me....." It means if a person does not LOVES the LORD wholeheartedly and focus all his/her Resources, Emotions,Thoughts on HIM, that person is not worthy and cannot follow HIM. Haha it does not tell you to hate your parents or forsake your friends but rather to put your PASSION on the LORD Jesus Christ.

There are many times in life whereby I see a younger brethren or sister so DEEP and passionate on worldly things like video games, studies and the most common thing is Boy Girl Relationships. Have you ever heard them saying "oh how can I live without him/her", "oh I love him/her so much".... Oh what an ABOMINATION this sounds to me and to see that I ONCE WAS LIKE THAT....may GOD forgive us, but I am not saying that these things are evil and sinful but what I am trying to say is that these things must have a BALANCE in HIM.

Have you loved a person/object and put your PASSION on that person/object that you FORGET GOD and that it was GOD who first LOVED you!!! Oh may GOD open our eyes and see that everything that is not on GOD is vain and useless.

So many things distract us but in the END we must still die and return to HIM our eternal GOD, if we place so much passion in vain things how can we fulfill our PURPOSE for the LORD.

ok now you may ask me "how do I apply", I tell you, ask that the LORD will forgive you for putting so much passion on vain things and follow HIM, DESIRE HIM, Study HIM, Love HIM, Focus on HIM. and PRAY that HE use you for his glory and don't place so much emphasis on the WORLD and what the world brainwashes you to believe and obey the LORD.

[38] And ^(BD)he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.

This life as a Christian is NOT an easy life but like everything, when it is difficult the reward is great, when I first believed in LORD Jesus I was often discouraged as it is so hard to be a Christian, and like the bible say we are not from the world. (read John 17 when Jesus prayed for the apostles and us) so the majority of this world are often brainwashed in believing many ridiculous stuff, we are often tempted to do things but we MUST life a GODLY life for HIM.

But this verse often ENCOURAGES me

Please read Psalm 27 in there verse 10
¹⁰For my father and ^(AC)my mother have forsaken me,But ^(AD)the LORD will take me up.

Miraculously it links with verse 37 of Matthew, but it depends on how you read understand and apply in the context, The LORD says if we don't love Him more than "father mother" we cannot follow HIM, but when we follow HIM there will be tribulations and when we experience tribulations the LORD will TAKE US UP amen hallelujah, "father and mother" doesn't always mean our parents, it can also apply to many things.

And in so this life will be hard(Take up his cross and follow ME,to share an identity with Christ and experience what HE experienced like persecution, pain,condemnation etc) but the LORD will always be there to help us along. But we must do our part, by prayer and understanding His WORD!!!

[39] He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it

When a person love "life"s rewards,power, money etc that is in the world he shall surely lose his life but when a person sacrifices and gives on to the LORD, He shall find eternal life that is through JESUS Christ amen.


In so I conclude my short sharing , I was shocked that there is such an ABUNDANCE on just this 3 verses may we be able to always read and apply HIS word in our lifes. let us Pray

"Dear Father GOD, I thank You that You loved us so much that You gave Your only son LORD Jesus in order to save us and that even when we are unfit, You deemed us as fit,
Father please forgive us when we place so much of our passion in many worldly things and may You redirect our passion and time on You and that we may have a burning desire to Know about You and to tell others about YOU, and LORD please help us that we may have the wisdom to understand and APPLY Your WORD in our lifes so people may be attracted to the "Light" that we give off like You have said in matthew5:14, that we may enrich others and brighten them serve them like YOU served us , LORD Jesus we are unworthy but You still came and died for us and hallelujah LORD for You have risen and brought salvation to us hallelujah,

OH LORD Jesus help us.....in Your name amen!

Disciples and the World

¹³"You are the salt of the earth; but ^(Q)if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.

¹⁴"You are ^(R)the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

^15(S)nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

¹⁶"Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may ^(T)see your good works, and ^(U)glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷"Do not think that I came to abolish the ^(V)Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill.

¹⁸"For truly I say to you, ^(W)until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished.

¹⁹"Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, shall be called least ^(X)in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

²⁰"For I say to you that unless your ^(Y)righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.