“The Great Commission and Me”
As Matthew closes
his account of the Gospel of Jesus, he leaves us with what has been called the
Great Commission. A Commission is an
instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people. In this case, the instruction is given by
Jesus and the group of people who are commissioned are His disciples. It is
referred to as “Great” in the sense of how important this command is to the
culmination of God’s plan. Jesus, as the risen Savior, has the authority of all
heaven and all earth and now commissions His Disciples to open the doors to His
Kingdom. Specifically, Jesus is directing this towards His eleven disciples. So,
does this passage have any value or authority to me today? Several years ago Ivan Stewart authored the
book “Go Ye, Means Go Me” which dealt with that exact issue. Within that book lies the idea that as long
as the church is in existence and as long as Jesus has all authority, then the
commission is expressive to all of the New Testament disciples of Jesus. The idea that each one of us is responsible
for sharing the message of the Gospel is not limited to this one passage. In fact, Matthew 5.16 encourages us to “Let
our light shine among men…”. Other
passages such as I Peter 3.15, I Corinthians 9.22 and 2 Timothy 4.5 all
encourage us in some capacity to share the message of the Gospel or the “good
news” about Jesus. It may be in the
form of preaching, mission work or simply just inviting your friends to worship,
but we all play a role in making sure we fulfill this Great Commission. When
was the last time you shared the Gospel?
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