Being the Church #4

As we stop and think about being the Church, it is not long before we remember the charge Christ gave to His first followers in Matthew 28:

 16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. 17 And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Jesus has saved us and called us to go out into the world and be and do who He instructs us to be and do. It starts with us worshipping Him where we are, here and now, reading His instructions and determining that we are going to follow them and follow Him, even if we have some fears and doubts. It means we are to believe Him and trust Him, because He really is in charge and knows what He is doing. And it requires that we interact with people - all kinds of people - believing and unbelieving, to draw others to Him, and to help each other grow closer to Him.  We do not have to do this alone; we cannot do this alone; we are never alone; He is with us and has given us one another.  Let's do this together.