If You Follow Jesus, Act Like Him | Matthew 10:5-15

It's only logical

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Caleb Lee
February 28, 2024

Christ’s followers should act as Christ did.

Dunno how that phrase has somehow become difficult to understand, but that’s the world we live in.

I’ve often heard the excuse that it’s impossible to do what Christ did. It’s impossible to act like Him. Christ is perfect, we are not.

But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our utmost to try.

5  These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of the Samaritans, 6  but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7  And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ 8  Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay. 9  Acquire no gold or silver or copper for your belts, 10  no bag for your journey, or two tunics or sandals or a staff, for the laborer deserves his food. 11  And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart. 12  As you enter the house, greet it. 13  And if the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you. 14  And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town. 15  Truly, I say to you, it will be more bearable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 10:5-15

Take this passage.

The disciples were far from perfect. They write in their own words how imperfect they are.

But Jesus sends them as representatives for Him regardless.

He gives the disciples the authority to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons, and charges them to preach to the towns in Israel.

Jesus even says later on,

12 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.

John 14:12

All that to say, Jesus knows that we’re imperfect. But He wants us to go out anyway.

He wants the world to know Him, and He wants us to be the ones to tell the world.

So regardless of how you feel, follow Him.

Do as He did.

Then the world will know Him.

Have a blessed Wednesday, my friends.