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“And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters.”
Then Peter arose and went. “And the Spirit bade me go.” The Lord, Jesus Christ, had commanded the Apostles
and disciples, all ministers and members in His Church to “go and preach
the gospel”. “Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” (Matthew 28:19). “Let us go into the next towns,
that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth” (Mark
1:38). “Go home to thy friends, and tell them how
great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee” (Mark 5:19). “Go ye into all the world,
and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). “Let
the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach
the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:60). “Go out
quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, go out into the highways
and hedges, and compel them to come in” (Luke 14:21,23). “Go, stand and
speak in the temple to the people ALL the words of this life” (Acts
5:20). No converted disciple or commissioned Apostle, no trustworthy
minister or true member of His Church could
have denied or disobeyed such a clear, compelling command of his Saviour, Lord
and Master.
“And they went.” Apostles
and disciples, “they went”; ministers and members, “they
went”; Disciples, Apostles, Witnesses, Nationals,
they went to Disciple A Whole Nation. “And the disciples went, and
did as Jesus commanded them” (Matthew 21:6). “And
they went out, and preached that men should repent” (Mark
6:12). “And they went forth, and
preached everywhere” (Mark
16:20). “And they departed, and went through
the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where” (Luke
9:6). “They that were scattered abroad went every where preaching
the word” (Acts 8:4). The command and commission of Christ must
be studied again and obeyed afresh. Christ has commanded; and no other pursuit
or program should hinder our obedience. We
are to evangelize men, women and children in every town, city and
nation. Preaching the gospel, calling sinners to repentance and faith in Christ,
baptizing genuine converts, teaching and discipling true believers, we are to
bring all true and obedient followers of Christ into the fellowship of His Church.
“Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria” (verse 31). “And
Peter passed throughout all quarters” (verse 32). The churches were planted and established in these regions but the commission was to “preach the
gospel to every creature”, “teach all nations”, “that
repentance and remission of sins be preached in His name among all nations”
and that they be “witnesses unto Me unto the uttermost part of the earth”.
Though some thousands had been converted and discipled, the many
millions (and billions) who have not heard the gospel must be reached. The
little which we have done is not an excuse to neglect the much which we have
not done. We must keep going and keep
evangelizing as Christ has commanded.
Giving the Great Commission, Jesus announced, “All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go
ye therefore”. We are to go with His power. “Teach
all nations, baptizing them.” We are to go with
purpose. “Lo, I am with you alway even unto the end of the world.”
We are to go with His presence. The Apostles
and the disciples faithfully committed themselves to the evangelization
of all people in all nations in the whole world until “much people was
added unto the Lord”, whole cities “turned
to the Lord”, “many believed in the Lord”, “all
they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks”.
We must never forget that the command to evangelize every city in every
nation in the whole world is from the Lord,
Jesus, Himself.
Thank God for such a message! This message definitely ignited holy ghost fire in me to GO! So convicting! May God help us to be obedient servants of His in obeying His command of evangelism in Jesus' name.
Be blessed!
-Charity
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