OUR FATHER WHO SENT HIS SON TO SAVE THE WORLD

The end of the book of Matthew brings us to the great commission where the Lord Jesus met with His disciples in Galilee. Matthew chapter 28 verses 16 - 20 says this;

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 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, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

The Lord, appeared to His followers at the appointed location and they worshiped Him. The text mentions that some of His followers doubted. This could be because Jesus did not look like what they expected and so they were not confident that they were actually interacting with the ressurected Lord.

The Lord declared to them that all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to Him and so every executive and adminstrative strand of power were in His hands.

This occured when Jesus ascended after the ressurection to the right hand of God the Father and He was made preeminent over all creation when He was installed as king over Zion as Psalm  2 verse 6 says;

“Yet as for Me, I have anointed and firmly installed My King Upon Zion, My holy mountain.”

The Lord then His people to go to all nations of the earth and make disciples of them and baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and to teach them to follow His commands.

To this charge, Jesus added that He would be with His disciples every step of the way and would be alongside them bringing His power and authority to bear in the fulfilment of the work of the great harvest.

Amen.

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