Matthew 10:24 says, The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.  Jesus tells us that we should never expect that we are due better treatment than what He Himself received.  If Jesus, Who is the Master, was beaten and crucified, then why should we, the servants, expect better treatment.  It may be that if we are totally at peace in the world that we are not following Christ closely enough.  Verse twenty-five states, It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?  Jesus tells us that it is enough for us to be like Him.  We should always hold Jesus up as our example of faith.  Some might say that this is a much different world than the one that Jesus lived in, but our lives are still to be lived by faith in the heavenly Father, just as Jesus lived His life.  Jesus was accused of being of the house of Beelzebub, so why should we be surprised if we are called narrow minded people.  Verse twenty-six says, Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.  We have no reason to be afraid of those that would persecute us, because one day the truth of our faith will be revealed for all to see.  There are no secrets from God.  When God's ultimate judgment comes, we will be judged by our relationship to Christ, and not by the things we have done.  I believe that this goes even further, to the very motives for our actions.  We may fool the world, but God will never be fooled.  Verse twenty-seven declares, What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light: and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the housetops.  I believe that this means more what Jesus tells us in the spiritual darkness of the world than in the physical darkness.  What Jesus tells us in spiritual darkness, if we accept His truth, it will bring spiritual light to our lives, and we are to preach what Jesus tells us from the roof tops.  Verse twenty-eight says, And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.  We are told to be more concerned about our soul than we are about our body.  If we follow anyone other than Jesus hoping for salvation, or look for any other way to salvation other than faith in Christ, we will suffer the destruction of both body and soul.  Our spiritual life should always be more important than our physical life.  Verse twenty-nine says, Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.  Jesus tells us that the heavenly Father even knows when a farthing, an almost materially worthless bird, falls to the ground.  God did not create the world and forget it, but has always sustained His creation.  Verse thirty states, But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  We do not even know the number of hairs on our head, but God does.  You might say that a bald person knows, but generally even those who are bald on top have hair on the side.  The point is that God knows everything about us, even more than we know ourselves.  Verse thirty-one declares, Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.  We are not to be concerned with the material things of life, but are to be concerned with the spiritual instead.  God has promised to meet our needs if we follow His leadership in our lives.  Verse thirty-two says, Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.  If we are truly followers of Christ, we will confess Him to the world, not just by words, but by the way we live our lives.  Verse thirty-three warns, But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.  As with confessing Jesus to the world, I believe that this means with our actions as well as with our words.  Verse thirty-four then declares, Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.  I believe that we as followers of Christ will always find ourselves at war with the world, because those who do not accept Christ will always be at work trying to destroy His gospel.  Though Jesus Himself warned us that we would be at war with the world, we often act surprised when it happens.