This last weekend we went on a short trip to our old town. We saw friends, heard testimonies, and had a great time. We have lived in our new city for two years now. We have lived in our new house now for one year. How time does fly...I am now in high school (still homeschooling). Caleb is about to turn two and fall is right around the corner. Our time here on earth is so short and fleeting. What should we do with every year we are given? What should we do with every month, every week, every day? What about the hours, the minutes, and the seconds? We were made for more than just to eat, play (mostly with handheld devices or get brainwashed by television), be comfortable, get what you want, get the glory, and die. We are descended from someone who God breathed the breath of life into. God formed him with His own hands and probably said or was thinking something like this: "Ah! I have a plan for you and it is going to be amazing!" The same God who formed Adam formed you. The same God who had a plan for Adam has a plan for you. And when Adam disobeyed and God's original plan was jolted, He designed a rescue plan. A man, God's son, took the penalty of death that you deserved..."Real love is not afraid to bleed." (Rend Collective Experiment: The Cost) God chose love, but He is a just God so someone without sin had to die. Jesus took the nails for you, he took the nails for me. And still we step out of His rescue plan. He ascended up to heaven and sent us His Holy Spirit, the counselor. He works in the hearts of men and is desperately trying to save his lost sheep. God made us a promise, He said that He would come back for us, come back for His love. The angles are being lined up, God is calling his people, and the horn is about to blow. Jesus is just waiting for God to give the command to go. They are waiting, all is still, but we are not all saved. And when they come, they are coming in justice and the ones who have not heard, and the ones who have rejected Him, will be lost forever. The neighbor next door is crying, your boss or school teacher has his head in his hands, the lost and broken and near and far, the day is near, how many will be lost? Time is ticking and the horn is about to blow, it's time to embrace what you were made for, time to make your Savior known. We were made to love and worship God with all our heart, and with every fiber of our being. And when you love someone that much, you can't help but make sure that everyone knows about Him. Christine Caine says something like this: "When an army goes into battle, they obey the last order the commander gave. Us being the body of Christ, I believe we should be obsessed with Jesus' last command..."
"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."
Matthew 28:18-20
And to teach His commands, don't we also need to follow and know them? The students will not multiply as a step of division if the teacher skips that step every time she divides.
