Matthew 28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
In 1879, Charlie Peace, a well-known criminal in London, faced execution by hanging. When he was marched to the gallows, a minister walked behind him. In keeping with custom, the minister read aloud this passage from a prayer book, "Those who die without Christ experience hell, which is the pain of forever dying without the release which death itself can bring." When the minister read these chilling words, Charlie Peace stopped marching, turned to the minister, and shouted, "Do you believe that?"
The startled minister stammered for a moment, then said, "Well, I suppose I do."
"Well, I don't," said the criminal. "But if I did, I'd get down on my hands and knees and crawl all over Great Britain, even if it were paved with pieces of broken glass, if I could rescue just one person from what you just told me."
We can’t say we love Christ and believe in His teachings without fulfilling today’s verse. It’s called the Great Commission, but for many people who go to church it is the Great Omission.
We need to share our faith. We need to do it with grace, and with love, but also with boldness. Don’t be afraid to tell others what Jesus has done for you.
Telling others about Jesus is like one beggar telling another beggar where he found bread.
You don’t have to preach a message, you just have to tell your friends and family what following Jesus has meant to you. We don’t have to crawl on broken glass, we just have to go.
Today’s Readings: 2 Samuel 19,20; Psalm 55; Matthew 28