What’s it there for?
The Great Commission is an invitation to participate in the download of Heaven's kingdom to the Earth realm. There is something so amazing about being invited to the greatest mission of all time.
Do you know what the mission is? I’d love to describe the Mission to you, so you can join it and invite others to participate as well. Hence the term “Commission”, which means to participate with and actively promote a project or task.
So, what is this incredible mission, and how can we get involved? Matthew 28:19 says, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19, NIV).
- It all starts with the word “therefore”. It’s important to understand one thing before we can join this mission: the mission is built on what’s before “therefore.” It’s in Matthew 28:18: “Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on Earth has been given to me.”” (Matthew 28:18, NIV) Wow! Jesus has all authority! Therefore…
- The second important word is “Go”. Think about that. Meditate on it. Philosophize about it. Jesus is saying, “I have all authority in Heaven and Earth, therefore it’s time to GO.” The Great Commission is an active mission.
- The third set of words tells us where we should go: “into all the world.”