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“But Jesus said, “Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in My name can soon afterward speak evil of Me. For he who is not against us is on our side.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭9:39-40‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.9.39-40.nkjv Faithfulness is here taught by Jesus Christ as not the same thing as an engagement in a filing parade or physical attendance in religious gatherings. Faithfulness is simply synonymous to fruitfulness. Those who religiously follow the Master in the public, whereas their private lives speak evil of the essence of the Way, the Truth, and the Life, constitutes the only worries of the Lord Jesus Christ. Likewise today, faithful followers are not known by their name tags, dressing styles, denominational affiliations, and religious attendances. The scriptures simply declare that faithful followers will be known by their fruits. Therefore, anyone who claims to love the Lord and that he has been saved from the world of sin and unrighteousness must simply show it b...

““Whoever receives one of these little children in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me.”” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭9:37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/mrk.9.37.nkjv Finding greatness in savouring position and pleasure represents an easier concept, compared to finding greatness in seeking solution to problems. But in correcting the pleasure-prone concept in the disciples, Jesus used the illustration of enjoying the company of children. And good parents and those who are called into the children ministry know how to only find pleasure in problems created by the nuttiness in children. Similarly, whether at home, workplaces, or the large society of people and the nation, true greatness is found in a genuine thrust into the problems created by the people. Unfortunately, savouring the system that works has often rendered the potency of greatness in many a life useless and wasteful. Whereas, God makes no mistake in whatever and wherever He has called an...