Christianity cannot be effective and realization if we fail
to obey the ‘great commission’ given to us by Christ.
What is commission? According to Oxford dictionary, commission is:1. An instruction, command, or duty.
2. An order for something to be produced and
3. A group of people given official authority to do something.
The above definitions are summed as an
instruction given to us by Christ to preach the gospel to the sinners around us
and also, it is to produce people who will love God with all their heart, with
all their soul, and with all their mind so that they will live. Christ’s
commission to us cannot be overemphasized, He instructed us in Mark 16:15 to “…
Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” That is to
say, we are mandated to go and recover all the lost souls who are devil have
put in captivity.
Christians, born again believers cannot
overlook the urgency of this commission which Christ has given to us because it
shows our obedience to Christ. It is part of the way we show our love to God
and man. This is a command that cannot be overlooked for any reason. Let’s be
wise in our dealing with the things of God. If we are ready to see God then, we
must be show mercy to the dying souls around us by showing them the way to
live, that is the way to heaven because it is appointed every man to die ones
and after this, the judgment.
Preaching the gospel is not left the
ministers alone as some think, but, it is calls to everyone who professed to
love God and are born again.
Apostle Paul, in his letter to Timothy in 2
Timothy 4:2 said; “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.” Believer should
see any opportunity as a means to preach the gospel thereby reaching to the
lost souls around them and far way.
The mind of Christ Jesus was to bring
everyone to repentance, and he expect us to have the same mind which was in him, and
the scripture said; ”Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus”
Philippians 2:5.
When Christ was here on earth, His mindset was to draw all nation to the
obedience to God, that’s why he want from city-to-city and nation-to-nation
preaching the word and healing all manner of deceases among people, we also ought
to fellow His footprint.
What are the divine guidelines to reach to
sinner around us? The scripture have instructed us in Matthew 28:19-20 by
saying;
“Go ye therefore and teach all nation, baptizing them in them of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world. Amen.”
I hope you noticed the words in bold? Those are the major things we
should consider when reaching out to sinners around us. Obedience to divine
commission brings security to us. When we are working for the expansion of the
Kingdom of heaven, god is also busy working for the expansion of our life here
on earth and in heaven. Therefore, let us rise and work for this urgent
commission which is set before us.
Remember, obedience brings blessing.
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Spread the Word!! Good one.
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