Devotionals for March 15, 2024
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READ
MATTHEW 28:18-19
"Jesus came and told his disciples, ’I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.’"
"Jesus came and told his disciples, ’I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.’"
REFLECT
Think back to middle school grammar for a moment - what is a participle? Do you recall that it indicates a continuous, ongoing action? For example, “I am thinking…” means that you are continuously thinking about something.
This is the idea behind the Greek word translated as “go” in the great commission. It is potentially translated as “as you are going, go.” In that sense, Jesus is commanding both early disciples in Jerusalem and those who belong to him in Trinity, FL nearly 2,000 years later that wherever you are going, make disciples. Whether you’re going to school, to work, to a store, to a gym, to the mailbox… if you’re going, go make disciples.
This is why our mission statement doesn’t say making disciples who change THE world, but rather making disciples who change THEIR world.
This is the idea behind the Greek word translated as “go” in the great commission. It is potentially translated as “as you are going, go.” In that sense, Jesus is commanding both early disciples in Jerusalem and those who belong to him in Trinity, FL nearly 2,000 years later that wherever you are going, make disciples. Whether you’re going to school, to work, to a store, to a gym, to the mailbox… if you’re going, go make disciples.
This is why our mission statement doesn’t say making disciples who change THE world, but rather making disciples who change THEIR world.
APPLY
Q: Are you tempted to think that if you aren’t traveling to a nation far away, you aren’t obeying Jesus?
Q: If the great commission can apply to everywhere you are already going, where are 3 places you are already going regularly?
Q: Who are 2 or 3 people in those places that you can invite to join you at church, maybe even on Easter Sunday this year?
Q: If the great commission can apply to everywhere you are already going, where are 3 places you are already going regularly?
Q: Who are 2 or 3 people in those places that you can invite to join you at church, maybe even on Easter Sunday this year?
SING
PRAY
"And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one."
Lord, you see the whole world and yet you still see me. I may not be able to change the whole world or to reach every nation, but give me the courage to change my world for your kingdom. Give me the grace to trust you to make disciples of the people groups in my circle. My hope is in you.
Lord, you see the whole world and yet you still see me. I may not be able to change the whole world or to reach every nation, but give me the courage to change my world for your kingdom. Give me the grace to trust you to make disciples of the people groups in my circle. My hope is in you.