Theme For David Jeremiah Devotional October 3 2020 – Go! Go! Go!—and Make Disciples!
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19
Recommended Reading: Acts 1:8
Jesus sent people to do lots of different things. When He sent His disciples to minister, various words and phrases were used: teach, heal, cast out demons, baptize, preach, and more. But the most comprehensive of all the action words Jesus gave to His followers at different times is the one found in the Great Commission, given after His resurrection and before His ascension: “Make disciples.”
“Make disciples” is the only imperative command in Matthew 28:19-20. Involved in that process are baptizing and teaching, corollary activities to making disciples. But grammatically, all these activities assume obedience to “Go therefore.” Having gone, followers of Jesus were to make disciples—additional followers and learners—in all the nations of the world. Making disciples is not the same as making converts. Converts come from decisions; disciples come from dedication. And it takes one to make one.
To obey Jesus’ final commands, we must go and model the life of Jesus before others so they can go and be models of His life and love as well.
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
J. Hudson Taylor
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