“You talkin’ to me?”
December 9th, 2007
Sol
What if Jesus were to visibly appear to me tonight and tell me, “I am sending you into the world to be a witness for me; to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world; to boldly proclaim the good news that I am the Christ; to preach the Gospel to my people and to disciple my followers; to live a life in pursuit of holiness; to find your joy in my glory.” What if He said something like that? That would probably inspire me to a new level of godliness and devotion. But…
He did say these things to me.
John 20:21 says, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Specifically, Jesus is addressing His disciples at this point. But generally, I am His disciple and this is a commission to every one of God’s children. I often feel somewhat removed from the comisssions and exhortations in Scripture, but for no good reason. Whatever God has spoken into the pages of my Bible should be received as if God had audibly spoke it into my ear. I am not removed from the commands and decrees of Scripture, for time and original audience should make no difference (most of the time). The Bible was written to me, and I should read it as if God had hand-written it to me. Because in a sense, He did.