Matthew 10:35 says, For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. I believe that this means that when we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord that we will be at variance with those in our families who do not believe in Christ.  Our values will be different than their values.  This does not mean that we automatically have to look for ways to be at odds with them, but that we will be living by different standards.  We should still reach out to them with the gospel of Christ, but we cannot allow ourselves to live by their standards just to maintain peace.  Verse thirty-six declares, And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.  It is ideal when a whole family comes to salvation through Christ, but this is often not the case.  In many families today, there are those who believe in Jesus and those who do not, and this will always lead to conflict.  Verse thirty-seven states, He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.  We know that God commands us to love our father and mother, but we cannot allow that relationship to come between God and us.  All parents should love their children, but not to the point of allowing them to come before God.  Verse thirty-eight declares, And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.  The cross was an implement of death, and we must daily take up this cross and die to self so that Christ may live through us.  Nothing on this earth, even family, should come between God and us if we are truly followers of Christ.  Jesus never promised riches, but instead promised a war with the world that does not accept Him.  Verse thirty-nine says, He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.  This is a continuation of the statement about taking up our cross.  We cannot live simply to save our physical self, but must live to keep our spiritual life through Christ alive.  Verse forty states, He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.  I believe that this means that receiving the gospel is more than just receiving us physically.  We may be welcomed into homes, but the message of Christ that we should always put first may not be.  Jesus tells us that those who do accept Him as Savior and Lord also accept the heavenly Father.  Verse forty-one states, He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.  I believe that this means that we cannot be saved simply by being close to a man of God.  We are not saved by any person, except for Jesus Christ.  If we are to be righteous, we can only be so through the salvation that Christ gives us through the cross.  Verse forty-two states, And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.  Matthew Henry says these verse refer to a person being rewarded for aiding a minister, but I believe that it goes beyond that.  I believe that these verses mean accepting Christ because of one sharing the gospel with a person and then aiding in the ministry.