Matthew 5:19 Are you called great in the kingdom?

Good morning all. Sorry to have missed you yesterday. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

MATTHEW 5:19 "Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and theach them, the same shall be caled great in the kingdom of heaven."

This is a very interesting passage. The first half of this passage, interesting to note that a person may be saved and a member of the kingdom of heaven, yet be hypocritical in his attitude toward the law.

The last half simply means that God will reward the faithfulness and effectiveness of our lives and there will be varying degrees of blessing and reward in the kingdom.

Some of the people in the crowd were experts at telling others what to do, but they missed the central point of God's laws themselves. Jesus made it clear, however, that obeying God's laws is more important than explaining them.

It is much easier to study God's laws and tell others to obey them than to put them into practice. HOW ARE YOU DOING AT OBEYING GOD YOURSELF? Love you all.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny