“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.” (Matthew 10:40-42, NRSV)
In this passage we see the end of the missionary discourse where Jesus is sending the disciples out.
So Jesus is telling them, and us, whoever welcomes you welcomes me and when they welcome me they welcome the father…
And whoever gives a little one a cup of cold water will not lose their reward.
But who is the little ones?
James chapter 2 tells us to not show partiality. To not show favoritism. We should not treat a well dressed man any differently than a poorly dressed man in our midst. We can not judge by appearances, or give people special treatment. We need to treat all people the same.
The little ones are the people who can not stand up for themselves…
The widow. The Orphan. The outcast. The poor. The last, lost, least, and little. Those who do not have a leg up or an advocate to speak for them.
So do not be like this picture and only show your kindness to some, but look out for who is the little one in your place and time and be an advocate for them. Not because of the reward, but because you might just be welcoming Jesus and by welcoming Jesus, the Father.
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