Who's Louder?

Matthew 28:16-20

These verses, while so familiar, have so much to say. First I want us to take a good look at verse 17: "When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted" (emphasis mine). This verse lets me know that we can truly be in the presence of God, even be looking at His face, and in our humanness can find ourselves doubting. May we never stop confessing any trace of unbelief and asking God to help our unbelief (see Mark 9:24).

Verses 18- 20 are of course The Great Commission. Many different views are held when it comes to these verses. Some think it applies only to missionaries and people called to the ministry. Hopefully we can all know that is only a fraction of the people that are meant to "go". Secondly, some apply these verses to door-to-door evangelism. I think it is even bigger than that. The Great Commission applies to missionaries and ministers. It also applies to door-to-door evangelism, but more importantly it applies to every believer's day to day life. Are you going somewhere today? If you are, that is your opportunity to share Christ today. Wherever we go, we are to take His name and be ready to share the gospel as He gives opportunity.

I heard a great illustration of these verses recently. There are two groups of people in the world: Christians and the world. The world has their message and we have ours. Which one is louder? For years, I believed the world was louder. I had experienced first hand the voice of the world calling me. It seemed so loud, so drawing that I answered it and lived in the world for a time. The world never satisfies and only leaves you searching, thinking, "there must be something else".

What if, just what if, all Christians regardless of denomination were calling out the same message? What if everywhere we went our very beings cried out, "Jesus loves you"? Then who would be louder? The world or the One that can fill our lives and never leave us lacking?

God is calling people to Himself. Even though He could bring others to Christ without us, He chooses to use us. In everything we do, let's live The Great Commission. Let our message of love, peace, and joy be the one that everyone we encounter today hears loud and clear.