Jesus: “Got all that?” Disciples: “Yes!”

Skip ahead a bit in Matthew; you’ll find the disciples don’t understand everything. They want to send the crowds away hungry (14:15), they don’t want to help a Canaanite woman (15:23), and they don’t want to hear about Jesus’ crucifixion (17:23). Their lives prove that they need more practice at living out what they have heard.

Instead of scolding them, wise teacher that he is, Jesus describes their goal as students: this is what you’ll be able to do some day. You’ll be a “scribe trained for God’s kingdom,” able to reach into the treasure that God has given you and bring out what others need.

The kingdom is a place where God’s love is supreme. It may not look like much, but it grows like crazy, and gives us all a home and nourishment. It’s worth your whole life. God gave it to you so that you can give it to others.

Got all that? Go practice!

By Richard Vinson from D365