“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... 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, NIV).
Not teaching but inspiring. Many ministers dilute this scripture by insinuating that knowledge equates doing. We work harder at equipping then at propagating the good news. The Holy Spirit reveals and instructs us as to what to do, then giving us the ability to follow through. Christ did not commission us to know more but to do more with His help and our obedience, knowing He is with us every step of the way. Being a disciple involves more than enjoying His grace and mercy. We are to affirm what God says to us by holding His mission above our own commitments to home, work and happiness.
A missionary friend of mine recently wrote these words, “If only everyone could know the joy of investing themselves in others and the eternal rewards that come with that. If the church would spend as much time, effort, and resources building lives instead of building churches and "kingdoms"... how quickly God's kingdom would multiply, for the whole earth to know Jesus.”
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