Message from Scripture: 10/15/2020

 

Our message from Scripture today is Matt. 28:19-20. “All authority in heaven and on the earth has been given to me. Go and make disciples of all nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you, and remember I will be with you always, even to the end of the world.”

 

The Great Commission is the statement of God’s great eternal plan of redemption. Saving people from their sins has always been God’s purpose, and will always be. Jesus has the authority to command and to issue orders to His disciples. He has the authority to request, even demand, our total resources. Here, He tells his disciples that in their going about from place to place, they should make disciples, and He promises to be with them if they obey his command. What does this take of us to obey His will?

 

Our Lord needs committed people. Jesus reminds us, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind” (Luke 10:27).

 

Our Lord needs consistent people. “This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Also, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful” (1 Cor. 4:1-2).

 

Our Lord needs compassionate people. “Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep” (Rom. 12:15).

 

Our Lord needs courageous people. “Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest’” (Matt. 9:37-38).

 

Let’s spend time praying, planning, and proving our faith in Christ, especially to those who need the truth of the gospel in their lives. It’s something we all can do. Make a difference for Christ today. God bless.

 

Robert