This is MEGA IMPORTANT!

"Whoever then annuls one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven."--Matthew 5:19.   Jesus building on the fact that He came to fulfill the Law.  He who annuls one of the commandments will be called least but he who keeps and teaches the commandments will be called great.

According to this passage, Jesus expects the people to keep God's commands as given in the Law of Moses.  Since Jesus has not died and been resurrected, the people are still under the Law of Moses. Whoever fails to do this and worse teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.

This is MEGA IMPORTANT! On the flipside, he who keeps and teaches the commandments will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  The Greek word used for great here is megas from where we get the suffix mega.  The Greek word is defined as something being relatively superior in importance (BDAG 624). 

Whether we realize it or not there is an innate need in all of us to feel important to someone or to something.  Have you ever been part of a team?  No doubt you wanted to feel like an important part of that team. Have you ever known what it felt like to know you were not important to someone that didn't care about you?  It is an ugly feeling to be sure. The great thing is God considers all people important and we know from 2 Peter 3:9 that humanity is so important to God that He does not any to perish but for all to come to repentance.  Given that we know we are this important to God, how are we to respond?

This is MEGA IMPORTANT! Well we know from Matthew 5:19 that the commandments Jesus was making reference to were that of the Law of Moses.  However, His point can still apply to us that are living under the New Testament.  Don't we all want to be great?  According to Matthew 5:19, we can be great or "relatively superior in importance" if we simply keep the commands of God.  Not only that but we are also considered great or MEGA IMPORTANT if we teach others to do the same.

If you are reading this, I would like to encourage you with the fact that as a Christian YOU are important to God! But also, keeping His commands and teaching others to do the same makes you MEGA IMPORTANT to God!  No, this does not make you better than anyone else and it does not in any way mean you will somehow earn your way into heaven.  What this simply means is that if you are striving to keep God's commands and teaching others to do the same God is taking a special notice of you as you strive to do His will while you encourage others to do the same.  You all of a sudden become MEGA IMPORTANT! But again this does not mean this makes us better than anyone else.  If you are struggling with doing God's will in your life, please take encouragement in the fact that your desire to be MEGA IMPORTANT to God should be your motivating factor to continue to do His will in your life.  Look at it this way, when you know you are an important part of something, you will do whatever you can to make whatever it is you are doing succeed.  Big or small, every single Christians plays a MEGA IMPORTANT role in making sure God's will is carried out and that includes teaching others to do the same.

So do you want to be MEGA IMPORTANT in God's kingdom? If so, it is simply done.  Keep His commandments.  We know from Scripture that if we claim to love God, we will do this.  This is MEGA IMPORTANT so go out, do His will and teach others to do the same because by doing this you will be GREAT or MEGA IMPORTANT in the kingdom of heaven!

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! LOVE Y'ALL! GOD BLESS!