Matthew 28:19 Since the beginning of time, God’s had a plan. Everything has a purpose, and everyone has a part in it. At the right time, the Word became flesh, and lived among us, revealing His glory and teaching Truth about God, His love and the kingdom of heaven. At the right time, He was to be the pure, spotless, sacrificial Lamb, the atoning for the sin of all men, past, present and future. Luke writes “Then He said to them, This is what I told you while I was still with you; everything which is written concerning Me in the Law of Moses and the prophets, and the psalms must be fulfilled. Then He thoroughly opened up their minds to understand the scriptures…”. And then, at the right time, He sends out His… students, His witnesses to teach what He taught, with the Wisdom He’d poured into them. The disciples He’d once considered as those who have little faith are now trusted with taking the gospel news to the four corners of the Earth… and they will do so in… not their own power, but His. Class was over, the ceremony, bittersweet. The physical presence of their Rabbi would be missed… but Replaced by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. Nothing would replace the arms of the Teacher holding His students and experiencing the life lessons He taught in real time, but they would now be filled, experiencing His presence from within. Now it was time for them to step out, in different directions, but with the same message they received from Jesus, the Son of God. Just like the disciples, He commissions us to go, to spread the Good News, to make disciples in all nations and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit… until the end of the age. Which, at the right time, He will bring an end to all pain and suffering for those who love Him and walk according to His purpose. Lord, we pray for opportunity, wisdom, and courage to not hold back. Unashamed, we bring Your message to those who need it and offer reminders, building strength in those who’ve heard
