Go

"And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age." -Matthew 28:18-20

I think somewhere between the time that I was saved and up until these past few weeks I have never understood this passage. I always thought, wow that is powerful, but it was never life-changing for me. It wasn't until I came to Southeastern that God has began to show a little bit of light on that passage to me. Don't we always use to copt out, well that is only for missionaries, or that is only for pastors? Jesus said go, and in my mind he meant all of those who are in Christ. Now, if I am wrong please show me, but show me using God's scriptures. But wait you say, I am not called to go overseas, so be it, be a missionary in the United States, for heaven's sake be a missionary to your neighbors, to your coworkers, to your best friend.

I heard Dr. Akin say this in my Hermeneutics class the other morning, it went something along the lines of "We shouldn't wait for God to call us, we should be praying God why shouldn't I go? There are over one and a half billion people who have never heard the name of Jesus, not even once. How could we miss this statement that Jesus said that much?