Mateus 10

Mateus 10

Morgan - The Nestlings - Borrow From this verse : 365 inspiring stories about the power of God's word One day a storm knocked a bird’s nest onto a friend’s roof and four little hatchlings fell through the drainpipe. Doug’s young daughters found them, made them a home in a shoe box, and fed them endless amounts of worms. But a couple of mornings later, Audrey came in from the deck saying, “I don’t think the birds are alive this morning. It got kind of cold last night.” She disappeared into her bedroom, and presently Doug went to check on her. There she was, a tiny bird in her hand, trying to warm it by the bulb of her desklamp. A tear escaped her eye. “It’s my fault, Dad,” she said. “I left them out in the cold last night.” That morning Doug drove to the library to study the nesting habits of birds. He learned that many mother birds don’t just feed their chicks, they swallow the worms and bugs, partially digest them, then regurgitate them into the babies’ mouths. Others hold the food in their mouths while flying to the nest in order to coat it with their own digestive juices. Some mother birds don’t just drop the food into the mouths of their young. They actually stick their long beaks almost into the stomachs of the little ones. The feeding is nonstop, with parents making as many as a thousand trips a day. And the mother’s own feathers and warmth are necessary at night, for chicks are unable to regulate their own body heat. Armed with all that and more, Doug sat down to reassure his little girl. In the process, Matthew 10:31 came to his mind. Jesus evidently loved us so much that He Himself fell to earth through the drainpipe of history. He was laid like a nestling in the straw of a barnyard feedbox, and He died like the doves being offered on the altar of the temple in Jerusalem. Now He gathers us tenderly under the security of His wings, saying, “Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” It was a never-to-be-forgotten bird’s-eye view of grace. Matthew 10:32 “Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father who is in heaven. confesses: Ps 119:46 Lu 12:8,9 Joh 9:22 Ro 10:9,10 1Ti 6:12,13 2Ti 1:8 1Jn 4:15 Rev 2:13 him: Mt 25:34 1Sa 2:30 Rev 3:5 TRUE CONFESSIONS Therefore (term of conclusion) everyone who confesses (homologeo) Me before men, I will also confess (homologeo) him before My Father who is in heaven - He has been describing the cost of confessing Him before men. The only ones who would make such a confession knowing that it would bring persecution and even death, is the man or the women who is genuine disciple. A professor without personal relationship would never confess Jesus in this setting, for fear of the consequences. Ryrie says " To openly confess Christ in the face of extreme persecution would prove the reality of one's faith and result in His owning us before the Father." (Borrow Ryrie Study Bible) Lord, let me never blush to own thee in all companies! Work in me a bold spirit by thy Holy Spirit. Spurgeon Commentary on Mt 10:32-33 - Because divine providence rules over all, the destiny of believers is secure beyond fear of harm, and they must not shrink from the boldest avowal of their faith because of anxiety to preserve their lives. Our business is to confess Christ before men. In him the truth we acknowledge begins, centers, and ends. Our Confession of Faith is a confession of Christ: he is our theology, or Word of God. What a joy to confess him now! What a reward to be confessed by him hereafter in the glory-world! It will be a high offense against the great God, whom Jesus twice calls “my Father which is in heaven ”, if we fail to confess his Son on earth. It is clear that in this passage to “deny” Jesus means,—not to confess him. What a grave warning is this for the cowardly believer! Can a nonconfessing faith save? To live and die without confessing Christ before men is to run an awful risk. Actually to recant and give up Christ must be a dreadful crime, and the penalty is fearful to contemplate. Disowned by Jesus before his Father who is in heaven! What hell can be worse? Lord, let me never blush to own thee in all companies! Work in me a bold spirit by thy Holy Spirit. Let me confess thy truth whatever the spirit of the age may be, uphold thy church when she is most despised, obey thy precepts when they cost most dear, and glory in thy name when it is most reproached.