Our Life Text
2 Samuel 19-20; Psalms 55; Matthew 28
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20
Why are these last words of Jesus to us, his disciples, not the central life-verses of the Bible for each of us?
The enemy of our souls will do whatever he can to keep us from living this great commission. Once we surrender our lives and our will to the authority of Jesus, we are given a new identity as sons and daughters of our Father in heaven. The commands of Jesus become our discipleship manual, both for ourselves and for the nations we are reaching with the gospel. The presence of Jesus is with us as we live on mission with him.
What needs to change in our lives, for this text to describe how we live our lives?
What needs to change in our churches and conferences of churches for this text to define how we are corporately living our lives?
“Lord Jesus, your great commission is guiding my life and mission-strategy, for your glory.”