Go ye therefore, and teach all nations , baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:(Matt. 28:19)
When Jesus had gathered his disciples before his ascension, he gave them his last command. That is his clear testament and heartfelt Will to all his disciples.
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills once said, “a man’s last words before he dies are very important”(paraphrased quote).
Jesus’ last word was go ye. It is also a Will made to the church to operate within.
What’s a Will?
A legal declaration of a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of his or her property or estate after death
especially : a written instrument legally executed by which a person makes disposition of his or her estate to take effect after death
(Source:Merriam-Webster dictionary, Since 1828)
Spiritually or legally, Christians are sole custodians of this will, and also we are made the agents to enforce the effect of the testament, will, command and legal declaration of Jesus Christ’s wishes. This testament or will took effect right after the departure of our master Jesus Christ. In the will he express to us the need of going all out to our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and uttermost part of the earth with the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. To teach, baptise and make disciples of all nations.
Brethren in the Lord, we must consider this seriously and enforce it, otherwise Satan will send his disciples of destructions to deceive, plunder and mislead nations or men into hell and eternal destruction.
What the Master’s Will is.
The Master’s Will pinpoints the following;
1. It is a global legal mandate to believers.
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”Acts 1:8 (KJV)
2. It is the believers task(the great commission).
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:(Matt. 28:19)
3. It’s the gathering of souls and bearing fruits unto Jesus Christ through evangelism mandate.
“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.” (John 15:16, King James Bible)
4. It’s disciple making and teachers’ training mandate.
“You have been believers so long now that you ought to be teaching others. Instead, you need someone to teach you again the basic things about God’s word. You are like babies who need milk and cannot eat solid food.” (Heb.5:12,New Living Translation)
5. It’s a Missionary work and indeed it is our missionary mandate.
13 “for Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?”(Romans 10:13-14)
6. It is the Salvation of the world mandate.
“Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other. By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance’” (vv. 22–23). – Isaiah 45:14–25
“For this is the commandment that the Lord has given us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles, so that all the world may be saved.’(Acts 13:47)
“Salvation is to be found through him alone; in all the world there is no one else whom God has given who can save us.” (Acts 4:12)
Go ye is the Master’s Will left to us. Indeed it is explicitly clear in the bible that we are all obliged to undertake this worthy duty.
May I admonish you to be serious with this will and assume your role faithfully. God bless you.
To be continued…
By Rev. Joel Aidoo, Global Commission Chapel
Parousia Empire Network 