Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, ’All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations . . .’ —Matthew 28:18-19
Interesting that the reason we should “go” is because of Jesus, His authority and not because of the need. He doesn’t say “The world is lost. Go and give them the good news.” The focus should always be on Jesus. When we look to Him we seek the solutions, not the problems. We know what can be and not what has been. We see the power and not the powerlessness. It is so easy to give too much focus to the lost or to ourselves. Salvation is in neither place. It is in Him.
Notice what He does say to the needy and the missionary, “all you who labor and are heavy laden . . .”: “Come to Me . . .”— that is the place to meet Jesus— (Matthew 11:28). We first come to Jesus. “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you . . .” (John 15:7) We abide in Him but we don’t stay, while abiding, we go. “Go therefore . . . .” To “go” simply means to live. Acts 1:8 is the description of how to go. Jesus did not say in this verse, “Go into Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria,” but, “. . . you shall be witnesses to Me in [all these places].” He takes upon Himself the work of sending us.
Because of His authority, we come to Him, we Abide in Him and we go witnesses of Him.
It’s all about Him, not us or them.
Be blessed.
Nick
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