Community Life Church

“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” - Matthew 28:18-20

You have a God-given mission. It is vitally important that you take your mission seriously and understand that your mission is far too important for you to be distracted from it to anything else that seems important in the short-term, and you will need to constantly seek the Lord’s help and guidance for your mission to be successful. Your mission is unique to you, and your commitment to it is necessary. Oh, and your mission is ultimately the same as every other Christian’s mission.

To clarify what I mean, let me say it this way: I think a lot of times Christians (including myself) spend far too much time trying to discern what our individual mission is here on earth when Jesus has already given us a mission that has certainly not been revoked. And that mission is clearly found in Matthew 28: that we are called, above all else, to make disciples of all nations. That is our greatest mission, and our individual purpose will never be found in anything that is outside of this Commission.

Now, I do believe that process of making disciples looks different for everyone, and every Christian has a different part to play in that mission, but instead of getting lost in the unending search for our own purpose in the world, perhaps we should just be busy about making disciples and teaching others about Christ. If we are busy making disciples, I firmly believe that God will reveal to us what our individual part in our shared mission will be. So be committed to your mission, be devoted to it, and evaluate anything you do and any task you undertake with the question of, “Does this aid in my ultimate purpose of making disciples?”

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