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In Matthew 28:18 Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.” ALL authority Jesus said, has been given Him, in heaven and on earth. ALL means ALL. And with that authority Jesus commissioned ALL His followers, ordinary people including you and me, anyone and everyone who believes in Him, to proclaim the Gospel, as we go – everywhere.
Pay attention: The One having SUPREME Authority has spoken. To YOU. To ME. The One with ALL Authority has commissioned YOU, and ME. To share this Good News of Jesus Christ, God’s Savior, with the world.
Do you believe that? I doubt it. Do you see yourself as qualified to share it? I doubt it. Why? Because it is so rarely taught in churches. In many churches the Great Commission has been rephrased: GO – SIT in our pew. Contribute sacrificially to the local vision. You are not yet qualified for anything else. You’ll never be qualified. You do not have the credentials, the knowledge, the faith, whatever, to truly GO and share the Gospel. You are – inadequate. Keep sitting until you are old and gray and cannot GO, but keep on giving your time, your talent, and your treasure to our local vision of glory.
You say that cannot be? Ha! If your idea of proclaiming the Good News is to say, “come to my church,” then I suggest it is so for you. But that’s not the truth! Remember Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 “…but our adequacy is from God, who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit…”
We all are adequate to share the Gospel. Jesus has commissioned us; the Holy Spirit of the Living God, empowers us!
The Gospel is summarized by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 “…that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.” We were born again when we believed on this Jesus Christ and confessed Him with our mouths.
No one is more qualified to share your testimony of Jesus alive from the dead, of Jesus, God’s sacrificial lamb, of Jesus washing YOUR sins away, of Jesus by God’s grace giving you eternal life. Far from being unqualified dear friend, NO ONE IS MORE QUALIFIED than YOU to testify to this mighty Good News that is true for anyone who will believe.
You may not think you have the words, the Scriptures memorized – whatever. DON’T WORRY. Ask God to give you the words. Ask God to confirm your gospel testimony in the hearts of the hearers. He will. He will. HE WILL!!!
People will be set free, born again. They will – COME ALIVE!
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