<p>9:41<em> For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because you are Christ's- truly I say to you, he shall in no way lose his reward</em>-Giving a cup of cold water to the little ones doesn&rsquo;t necessarily refer to sticking banknotes in a collection for charity. The Hebrew writer took it as referring to our love for Christ's little ones, within the ecclesia (Mt. 10:42 = Heb. 6:10). And the context says the same.&nbsp;The Lord was inviting the disciples to see themselves as none less than the likes of Elisha, who were supported in their work by various well-wishers.&nbsp;</p><p>According to Mt. 10:41, these &ldquo;little ones&rdquo; refer to the disciples. But why &ldquo;<em>these</em>&nbsp;little ones&rdquo; and not &ldquo;you&rdquo;? I suggest that verse 41 could effectively be a soliloquy, perhaps spoken out loud in the presence of the disciples, but all the same, it is Jesus speaking to Himself. Or maybe the Lord is saying that the mistaken disciple of John would be accepted as one of the Lord's followers, and therefore any who supported him in his slightly misplaced ideals as a missionary for John would therefore still be rewarded. I say this because offering a cup of cold water was how travellers were assisted by local people along the road.</p>