The bond between Jesus and His messengers

“Anyone who listens to you listens to Me; anyone who rejects you rejects Me, and those who reject Me reject the one who sent Me.” Luke 10:16

The bond between Jesus and His messengers is very deep. Jesus reveals that those who listen to His own disciples listen to Christ Himself. He goes on to compare this with the bond between Himself and the Heavenly Father. How holy, how faithful, how deeply united to Jesus we must be, if these words are to find fulfillment in us!