Go and make

Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

This is the classic missions verse showcasing the ever so famous great commission. Sure it's overused among certain circles, but it has reason to be overused. And with great significance does this verse hold.

There is one thing that I particularly enjoying doing when studying or meditating on a verse... And that's to think about the verbs used in the verse. Let's do just that today...

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,  and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

With those verbs highlighted it really helps us understand the importance of this verse. And to put simply in a nutshell, this verse is telling us to: go, make disciples, baptize them, teach them to obey commands.

And just in case we get a little disheartened along this path of life of Christianhood, Jesus wants us to know that He is always always with us until the very end. That's sweet.

Let's all meditate on those verbs and then the verse as a whole...