After two days, reality hit. I was really a “go-for”; instead of calling my boss for support, others in the organization were now calling me. It was my job to figure out what assistance was required and then to figure out who was best positioned to provide the help.
Perhaps most important, since I had no real authority, I had to figure out what words to use to motivate my co-worker to follow up with the necessary assistance.
I soon realized being delegate in this case was not all it was cracked up to be.
Today’s reading is Matthew 28:16-20, the Great Commission.
The Great Commission did not come from God the Son, but rather from God the Father. Jesus tells us that “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.” What Jesus is about to say is not what he wants, but rather what his Father wants!
Jesus continues by delegating his most important responsibility to his disciples – his church – and that includes you and I. “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Our job is to find and identify those who will be with Jesus for life eternal.
Yet, there is more. We are to teach, “them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Not only do we find and identify Christians, but we are to teach them what it means to be a Christian.
Unlike my delegate story above, being a part of Jesus’ delegate story is rewarding. In my story, I had no real authority, but Jesus clearly gives us his Father’s authority to find and train disciples.
In my delegate story I often felt like I was on my own. As a member of his church, Jesus reminds us, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” We are not on our own; Jesus is there with us.
Jesus delegates to us; Jesus also empowers and supports us.
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