MAKE DISCIPLES
Matthew 28:16
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Okay most of us are familiar with this scripture verse but really if we are honest with ourselves how many of us are doing this? How many of us are living this kind of life. There is more to it than just going to church. More to it than just knowing the scriptures. More to it than preaching at church! I have been listening to the Holy Spirit and what Jesus is saying to us all right now and it is simple.
MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS!
Revelation 2:1
1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Okay here is what I get out of this “You have forsaken your first love”. I can remember when I first really gave my life to Christ. Everyone I meant knew about it and knew what He did for me. I could not help but to talk about Jesus and who He is and how much He loves us. I was like a little kid in the candy store that was promised I could have anything I wanted. I was on cloud nine per say.
I think the Holy Spirit is telling us, that unless we get back to that first love status, and start really making disciples of all nations we are in big trouble. Especially as a country. Look at the miss USA pageant Ms Californian is being hammered just for stating that she believed marriage should be between and man and a women. What would have happened if she would have said anything about Jesus? What kind of Nation is this that we can no longer speak the Truth? What has happened is that we have fallen asleep.
Revelation 3:1
1"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. 3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. 4Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Lets wake up as a Nation as Christians and get back to just telling people about Jesus and stop worrying about what the world thinks. It does not edify the Church or God for us to set around and simply complain as our Nation our Christian Nation slips away because we can’t motivate ourselves to share our Lord with others.
Heavenly Father we hear you and we ask you to bless us with the right word to bring our nation into a discipleship with you. We ask you to hide us from the enemy as we share with others about you and to water the seeds and make them grow and for us to help you however you need us to. Form Man to women, from Son to sister, from Neighbor to co-worker, from shopper to door person. Allow us to share your Word of Truth to everyone we meet.
AMEN.
16Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Okay most of us are familiar with this scripture verse but really if we are honest with ourselves how many of us are doing this? How many of us are living this kind of life. There is more to it than just going to church. More to it than just knowing the scriptures. More to it than preaching at church! I have been listening to the Holy Spirit and what Jesus is saying to us all right now and it is simple.
MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS!
Revelation 2:1
1"To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These are the words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks among the seven golden lampstands: 2I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked men, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. 3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. 5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place. 6But you have this in your favor: You hate the practices of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate. 7He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat from the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.
Okay here is what I get out of this “You have forsaken your first love”. I can remember when I first really gave my life to Christ. Everyone I meant knew about it and knew what He did for me. I could not help but to talk about Jesus and who He is and how much He loves us. I was like a little kid in the candy store that was promised I could have anything I wanted. I was on cloud nine per say.
I think the Holy Spirit is telling us, that unless we get back to that first love status, and start really making disciples of all nations we are in big trouble. Especially as a country. Look at the miss USA pageant Ms Californian is being hammered just for stating that she believed marriage should be between and man and a women. What would have happened if she would have said anything about Jesus? What kind of Nation is this that we can no longer speak the Truth? What has happened is that we have fallen asleep.
Revelation 3:1
1"To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God. 3Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; obey it, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you. 4Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5He who overcomes will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out his name from the book of life, but will acknowledge his name before my Father and his angels. 6He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
Lets wake up as a Nation as Christians and get back to just telling people about Jesus and stop worrying about what the world thinks. It does not edify the Church or God for us to set around and simply complain as our Nation our Christian Nation slips away because we can’t motivate ourselves to share our Lord with others.
Heavenly Father we hear you and we ask you to bless us with the right word to bring our nation into a discipleship with you. We ask you to hide us from the enemy as we share with others about you and to water the seeds and make them grow and for us to help you however you need us to. Form Man to women, from Son to sister, from Neighbor to co-worker, from shopper to door person. Allow us to share your Word of Truth to everyone we meet.
AMEN.
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