by Emily Wooten
Matthew 28: 18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 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.
Mark 16:15-18 And he (Jesus) said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
Go, Teach and Baptize. These are the three things Jesus told his disciples to do. We won’t see anywhere in the scriptures where that has been withdrawn. It stands today. Christians are encouraged to live a life that reflects the character and teachings of Jesus, including loving God and others.
In the world outside our doors there are people who are suffering. Every day they wake up to lack, sickness and for some, mental anguish. John 10:10 tells us the enemy of our faith has come to steal, kill and destroy. The devil and his forces have been hard at it for centuries. We have the opportunity to stop his efforts. Jesus continued in John 10:10 to say he has come that they might have life, and that more abundantly.
We have work to do!
Matthew 18:19-20 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Have you ever considered the Lord’s prayer? In it Jesus tells us to pray, “Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” When we pray that out loud, we are setting ourselves in agreement with God that his will be done in the earth where our realm of authority exists. Our homes, families, jobs and community: these are areas where we have a say so. We can allow the enemy of our faith to run rampant or we can set our foot down and say, “No Devil! You have no place here.”
See what Jesus told us in Luke 10:18-19 “And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
Let’s be doers of the word. Let’s start today!