Just Go! In His Word 3-3-2025
The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his
craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known .They
speak without a sound or word; their
voice is never heard Yet their message
has gone throughout the earth, and their
words to all the world. Psalm 19:1-4
If the heavens already declare His glory, and proclaim the
glory of God as stated above in the NLT version, with God’s glory around us; why do we need to go to tell
it on the mountain?
Why do people not see what He created and accept that He is
God? I mean that was how it was in the beginning, they did not doubt that God
was the Creator, they loved Him, He loved them and yet…they sinned in omission
of their wrongdoing.
Later on, people were restored to a certain extent when
Moses brought them the way to get clean with God’s Commandments. There are more
than ten by the way, but the main focus of the laws is the Ten. So, why did the people not obey God? If
everyone had done what God gave them there would be no need but then… Jesus
came. He literally ‘walked with them and talked with them’ once again. Still
the people went about doing ‘what they thought was right for them’. Why? Why do
people continue to do the wrong thing, sinning, and disregarding the goodness
that God gives us?
Some people actually got it, so Jesus gave them directives
again!
Then the eleven disciples left for Galilee, going to the
mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped
him—but some of them doubted. 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. Teach these new disciples to obey all the
commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to
the end of the age.” Matthew 28”16-20
Okay, so now we are called to this direction! We are the
called! We who know the truth are obligated to share it with someone else, and
you know something? It’s not because we feel pressured most of the time, it is
because we cannot keep quiet about how good Jesus is! What a mighty God we serve!
Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death
of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own
presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a
single fault. But you must continue to believe this truth and stand firmly in
it. Don’t drift away from the assurance you received when you heard the Good
News. The Good News has been preached all over the world, and I, Paul, have
been appointed as God’s servant to proclaim it. Colossians 1 23-24
Because of the reconciliation of Christ to us we have righteousness
with God. We again are able to walk with Him and talk with Him in our daily
walks. We can also share the Gospel story with those who need to believe still.
Still later he appeared to the eleven disciples as they were
eating together. He rebuked them for their stubborn unbelief because they
refused to believe those who had seen him after he had been raised from the
dead. And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to
everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who
refuses to believe it will be condemned. Mark16:14-16
We are told to go to all the world and preach it, teach it, baptize
them, and help the people to study to show themselves approved. Well, I added
in the last part from another portion of scripture but as we study to share, we
teach others to study to share then they can go on and share and teach, and
etc. So now that we know, we have to
show!
Where o we go? There are people everywhere, you may not be
able to go on a technical ‘mission trip’ but you can make your neighborhood a
mission. You may not be able to take a plane train or boat to Chile and teach
people there, but you can share the things God has done with you right here at
your grocery store. God’s directive is to share and to go everywhere He sends
us.
God may send you in small places like your workspace. Then
from there it may change and someday you may speak up and teach at your local
church, or school, or gathering. One day you may find yourself being called to
take a huge shift in your life and teach complete strangers on a ship crossing
the ocean! Yes that tis a thing! There are a lot of people who do not know
Jesus on ships! It’s really a captive audience! The point is wherever God sends
you is where He wants you to tell people what He has done, give Him the glory
for the good things in your life and the glory for helping you through the not
so good.
Don’t worry about what you would say…Mark 13:11 says we just
need to say what God tells us to say at that time because its not about us but
a bout the Holy Spirit that is in us speaking through us! He is the same Spirit
that opened our eyes and ears to see and hear what God has for us today.
Matthew 6 25-234 tells us not to worry about what we need
because God will provide it. Just as He has provided new life for us He will
provide the things for you to get to the people you are personally called to
speak to. Just do it! Just go!
It may not be easy, but God will use us in our lives today
as we put on the boldness to speak what
God has done.
In His Word &In His Love
Teresa Wilson