DAILY DOSE OF HOPE – BLOG – NAIMA LETT
CRISSCROSS COUNTRY
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At the airport. Crisscrossing country this weekend:
LaLa to B’More and back again. Sweet.
I could use your prayers:
* For Saturday’s “Reveal Your Glory” event (sneak peek video) at New Antioch in MD to really reveal God’s glory! :=) I’m keynoting followed by a concert from Dove & Stellar Award nominee Vicki Yohe, and I’m praying for the Lord to meet us through His word and worship.
* And for Sunday’s flight to be on time and get me back to LA to preach at our bible fellowship by 11:30. For backup, I did ask Kevin to re-prep one of his bible studies, just in case.
All in all, should be exciting.
Yesterday was Ascension Day. Sunday is Ascension Sunday, so we’ll celebrate the Lord’s Up, Up & Away!
Today, let’s remember His message to His disciples before He jetted.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 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, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
The family of God calls this message “The Great Commission”.
Why? Because it’s where Jesus commissions His disciples to go forth and make other disciples. Jesus basically says this good news is for everybody, so, get to stepping! Spread it! Baptize folks. Teach them God’s commandments.
And the best part, He will never leave us. He promises to be with us always. Can’t get much better than that.
So, how are we doing, Fam?
On this commission?
Told anybody the good news lately?
If not, we must get to stepping! :=)
An analogy:
If we were millionaires with complete financial security and we could share the ability to become millionaires with every person we knew and loved, wouldn’t we share that information. Wouldn’t we want everyone to come up?
Millions are good, but temporary. Eternal life is better. We have this good news of eternal life through Christ. Shouldn’t we want to share it?
Those first 11 disciples turned Jerusalem and the world upside down with that good news. And when the Apostle Paul came on the scene and started sharing with all the Gentiles, it was on! Folks died for their faith. Folks are still dying. This is so much bigger than us individually. It’s been a global phenomenon for 2,000 years.
So, let’s celebrate.
It’s Ascension weekend.
Christ crisscrossed heaven and disappeared into the sky and will return, as promised.
That’s something to shout about!
OK, got to make a restroom run before this 5 hour flight.
That’s probably way more information than you wanted to know! :=)
Have a great weekend,
Naima