Bible Verse of the Day Monday January 24th 2022

Matthew 28:18-20 Then Jesus came to them and said, "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 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."

When Jesus met with His Disciples on the mountainside in Galilee, He told them that God had given Him supreme authority in heaven and earth. This power from God is an authority over all nations, all things for all time. So, Jesus tells them to make disciples of all nations, Jesus now had universal control, and He bestowed on them a universal mission. Heretofore, He had limited their work to Israel (Matthew 10:1-8; Matthew 15:24); now He told them to go to all the earth (Acts 1:8).

Making disciples is more than just teaching people about Jesus; it is following what He has taught. So, therefore, we must do more than learn about Jesus and what He commanded; we must live a life that would please God so that, through our example, the ones we are teaching about Jesus can see Jesus through us.

The beautiful part about this scripture verse is the promise by which it ends. Jesus is always with us; He will never leave or forsake us. So as born again, washed in the blood of Christ, saved Christians, we can have a sweet walk with Jesus every day of our lives, spiritually. Then one day, our spirits will be with him in heaven until He comes back, and we receive our eternal celestial bodies to be with Him for eternity.

Let us always remember that a day does not go by that we do not have some contact with a lost person that needs only what Jesus can offer. If we do not witness to them, they may never hear of it again. Some get the idea that God knows who will accept salvation, whether we witness to them or not. Let us always be mindful that God uses us to carry out specific missions. When Jesus was here in physical form, He had eyes to see, legs to carry Him, hands to comfort, and a mouth to speak the truth to a world exposed to only lies. Now he is in heaven, and we are His eye, to see the lost, His hands to comfort the hurting, His legs to carry us to the ends of the earth, and His mouth to teach and make disciples of all people.

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