DAY 4: Becoming the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For
Reading Matthew 10-12
It’s Day 4, and we’re reading Matthew chapters 10 through 12. Our theme this month is still front and center: reestablishing the norm.
Jesus is bringing us back to what it truly looks like to normally be a son of God—to be one with God. And yes, I may sound redundant when I keep saying this, but that’s intentional. I want it to get deep into our mentality. I want us to shift how we see things—not as extraordinary or the exception, but as the actual way life was meant to be.
Reestablishing Our Idea of The One
It strikes me at the beginning of Matthew 10 how Jesus reestablishes the norm in a way that completely flips what we’ve been taught about Christianity. We’ve learned that it’s about the One: “He’s the chosen One. He’s going to change everything.” But here, Jesus challenges that idea.
He shows us it’s not meant to be about just One. It’s meant to be all of us.
He does this by giving His disciples power. The Scripture says: “He gave them power to cast out unclean spirits, heal the sick, and raise the dead.” Then, He sends them out and gives them instructions on how to do it.
From there, Jesus almost picks up where the Beatitudes in Matthew 6–7 left off. He begins speaking plainly about the realities of what it means to function as one sent by God.
In chapter 11, something powerful happens. John the Baptist is in prison. He sends a message asking: “Are You the One we’ve been waiting for, or should we look for another?”
Jesus’ reply is subtle yet profound. He doesn’t say: “Yeah, tell him I’m the One. Tell him I’m doing all kinds of miracles and changing everything.” Instead, He simply says: “The blind receive sight. The lame walk. The dead are raised.” Notice the difference? He doesn’t center Himself in the answer. He’s not listing His accomplishments. He’s pointing out what’s happening—not just what He’s doing.
That’s important, because in chapter 10, He had just given His disciples the same power to do those things. So when He responds to John, He’s essentially saying: “Here’s what’s going on in the streets. This is what God’s Kingdom looks like breaking out—not just through Me, but through others too.” This is a reestablishment of the norm.
Everyone’s looking for the One—but they never realize they are the ones. Everyone waits for a deliverer, not realizing: You’ve already been delivered. God sent you as a package into the earth—to establish something. You are the seed. You carry something built into you. Jesus was trying to show us this the entire time.
Chapters 10, 11, and 12 flow together as Jesus continues reestablishing God’s original intent. Even when He talks about the Sabbath and challenges traditions, He’s not dismissing their purpose. Those things were put in place to help mankind recalibrate. But now Jesus is showing how to go all the way—to live fully as one with God, to be everything God intended from the very beginning.
So as you read today, see it clearly: Jesus isn’t modeling something extraordinary. He’s not giving us exceptions to admire from a distance. He’s showing us the normal way life in God was always meant to be.
Enjoy today’s reading.
Let’s Read/Listen to Matthew 10-12!
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