Matthew 10:24 ‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave above the master;it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave like the master.'
Jesus taught his disciples lots of things - things about the kingdom of God and things about what it means to be one of his disciples. When we talk about Jesus' disciples, we sometimes think of just the twelve from the Bible, or maybe the larger group from the Bible who followed him around and were healed and fed and learned from him. But the crowd of Jesus' disciples is much larger (and much closer to home than all that). YOU are Jesus' disciples.
You are not above the teacher, Jesus. But it is enough, and it is in fact, the goal, to be like the teacher. The goal of life is to have people look at your life and see reflections of Jesus. Just as the moon does not have any light of its own but reflects the sun's light, we reflect the love of Christ to the world around us. It is enough for the disciples, YOU, to be like the teacher. It is enough.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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