We are all called to be a part of the Great Commission.
If you’ve been a Christian for a while, you’ve probably heard this before. But just in case it didn’t sink in the first time, I’ll say it again. As Christians, we have all been called to be a part of the Great Commission. In fact, the last thing that Jesus said after he reappeared to the disciples was to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matt. 28: 18-20)
If he called his twelve disciples to go and make disciples of all nations, obviously he meant for those disciples to go make disciples and in turn teach them to go and make more disciples, and so on and so forth until finally the gospel is spread to the ends of the earth. God’s Word says, “And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1: 8 NIV)
You see, he wasn’t just calling his twelve disciples to go. He wasn’t just calling the preachers to go. He was calling all of us. He was calling you and me. I often wonder if it grieves the heart of God to know that so many of us turn a deaf ear to Jesus and simply choose to ignore the call.
Just as Jonah found out when he was called to go to the Ninevites, in a sense I believe to ignore the call would be considered the same thing as disobedience. Thankfully, we have a Savior who is very near to all of us and has already paid the ultimate sacrifice for our sins, which is why we should be ecstatic about heeding the call in the first place.
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