Morning by Morning, February 6 - “Go Therefore” Good morning, Lord Jesus. Be at the center of my heart and everything I do today. ... As I wait for Your leading, I hear in my heart, “Go therefore. ...” ... And of course, Your Words come to my mind immediately from Your Great Commission: “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, 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” (Matthew 28:19-20). Why do we “Go?” We “Go therefore” because “All authority has been given to (You) in heaven and earth” (v. 18). And in the wisdom and eternal plan of God, You’ve entrusted Your authority to us as Your disciples to “Go” in Your Spirit with Your Heart in the power of Your authority to the ends of the earth until the end of the age. As the Father sent You, so You send us (John 20:21). As You commissioned Your first disciples, You continue to commission every disciple -- whether it’s across the street or across the world, in the way that fits who You’ve created us to be and what You’ve called us to do, as “ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us” (2 Corinthians 5:20). You said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover” (Mark 16:15-18). You said, “As you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give!” (Matthew 10:8). You send us not in our authority but Yours, not to accomplish our will, but Yours. So we go in humility as we go in authority (Philippians 2:5; James 4:10). With Your character in my heart and Your authority in my words, You’re sending me to India in the morning for three weeks of ministry in three cities there. I pray for Your Holy Spirit to burn in my spirit, as I seek to keep abiding in You with You abiding in me every step of the way and every moment of my days (John 15:4). As You are, so am I to be -- wherever I am and wherever You send me -- in my world (1 John 4:17) as an “ambassador for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:20), as a son of God (Romans 8:16), as a carrier of the Presence and Spirit of Christ in my heart (Colossians 1:27). Thank You so much for all who “Go” with me and who “Go” into their world for Your kingdom through their prayers, encouragement, and support. Thank You so much for those who “Go” when they speak into the lives of their families and children and coworkers and employees and neighbors as disciple-makers in all the myriad and multifaceted ways that You are still making disciples of all nations -- one soul at a time. The authority we carry at the heart of Your commission is the authority of Your love: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). As we go in the power and authority of Your love, we know and trust in the Promise of Your Word, “Lover never fails” (1 Corinthians 13:8). Just as it was with Your first disciples, let it be so with me and with every one of Your disciples today: “And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs” (Mark 16:20). In the mighty name of Jesus, let there be “signs” of the power and love of God everywhere we “Go!” In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today. In the love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you be empowered by the Holy Spirit with the character and authority of Jesus in all you are and all you do, abiding in the love of God to Go therefore into your world each day, in Jesus' name. God bless you, my friend! And you have a great day!
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