Matthew 28:18-20
If we are transformed by Christ, then we are called to put that transformation into action. What good is being transformed if we don’t do something with it?! We’re transformed for a reason and at the top of the list is discipleship.
Now I’m not talking about standing on a street corner, with a sign, shouting “Repent and be saved.” That kind of discipleship doesn’t work for me, but I do like the idea of forming relationships with people and sharing my story.
In today’s passage, Jesus addresses the disciples and tells them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (v. 18). That’s a powerful statement. It demonstrates that Father and Son are one. Jesus has all the power that God has and so what he’s about to say is not a suggestion, but a command.
Charles Spurgeon wrote “Power in the hands of some people is dangerous, but power in the hands of Christ is blessed. Oh, let him have all power! Let him do what he will with it, for he cannot will anything but that which is right, and just, and true and good.”
We can rest in the knowledge that what we’re called to do – teach others what we have been taught – is for the absolute good of the kingdom. Although we may think we don’t have the right personality for discipleship or that we’ll use the wrong words and mess things up, Jesus assures us, like he did his apostles, … “I am with you always” (v. 20).
We are not alone as we carry out his mission, or rather, Co-Mission. As we share his message, HE is the one leading the way. He is the one giving us what we need to succeed. It’s through the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit that we are called to use our transformation towards the transformation of others. What a wonderful way to serve our God!
