All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, 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. Amen - Matthew 28:18-20.
This is the great commission given by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ after His resurrection and just prior to His ascension to heaven. In the Old Testament a commission is given by the Father to the children of Israel through His servant Joshua in Chapter one of that book. We'll begin at verse 3 in this devotion but verses 1 through 9 of the chapter may be viewed as the commission to Joshua.
3. Every place that the sole of your feet will tread upon I have given you; as I said to Moses.
4. From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your territory.
5. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.
6. Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.
7. Only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.
8. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.
9. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Prayer: Lord help us to obey Your command and carry out Your commission with strength and courage. Amen.
Encouragement: He's provided everything we need to fulfill His great commission to us -Lo, He's with us always, even to the end of the age.
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