“”COMMISSION”

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 445
October 8, 2019///

Matthew 24:14 (KJV)
And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Matthew 24:14 (MSG)
All during this time, the good news—the Message of the kingdom—will be preached all over the world, a witness staked out in every country. And then the end will come.

This scripture was spoken by Jesus after the disciples had asked Him when the things He talked about would come. He had been teaching about the end times.

May I first tell you that the rapture of the born-again believers in Jesus can come anytime. Jesus taught it will come as a thief in the night. We need to always be ready to be gathered up to be forever with the Lord Jesus who died for us.

After the born-again believers are taken from this earth where we have a temporary home, the great tribulation will come worse than has ever been seen. This great sorrow comes to bring the Jewish nation to the belief that Jesus is the messiah. God is faithful to the promises he made to his servant Abraham (whom the Jews are descendants of).

I have heard all my life people wondering why Jesus had not returned to rapture the church. I understand that we are now seeing things happen as never before and we are at the door of the things described as the great tribulation and therefore can expect the rapture anytime.

Look with me at that verse in Matthew 24.

Maybe, just maybe, the church of Jesus Christ has slowed His coming because of our lack of reaching the entire world with the gospel, which is the good news that changes lives and sets people free.

Maybe we, as the church of Jesus Christ, have been reluctant to send by our prayers and support those who desire to go into all the world and preach the gospel.

Maybe we as individuals in the church of Jesus Christ said no or wait to the call to go into not only other countries, but other states, cities, neighborhoods.

It is amazing when people say yes to go to other nations, and we can be part of that with our prayers and support. We can pray that the Glory of God cover the earth.

But look around or research the dark and desperate places in our own nation. There is such a need for those who are called, to say yes and go into those places as well as other nations.

Look around your neighborhoods and your workplaces as you will see opportunities to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.

You can be a missionary to the nations, locally, nationwide, and worldwide.

You can go or give and absolutely pray!!!

We must take the authority to obey the command of Jesus to His disciples, after the resurrection, as He was about to ascend to heaven.

Mark 16:15 (KJV)
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15 (MSG)
Then he said, “Go into the world. Go everywhere and announce the Message of God’s good news to one and all.

Each person must decide for themselves to accept what Jesus did on the cross, but the following verse tells us that they must hear!

Romans 10:14 (KJV)
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

Don’t think you are not a preacher. Just sharing what Jesus has done for you and what He can do for others is preaching.

May we understand the we are to spread the gospel of Jesus to the whole world.

GO, GIVE, PRAY!!
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Father, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, I come to you with a grateful heart that I heard and accepted you as my personal Savior many years ago. I ask that you forgive your church for not been diligent to spread the good news to the ends of the earth by going, giving, praying. I ask you to touch each of us with the truth of what we can do to usher in the return of Jesus. May our hearts be set on you and our ears open to your call. Amen

Go and spread the good news!
Love, MeMaw