The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
As believers in Jesus, we are never alone. When the risen Christ was about to ascend to heaven and return to his Father, he told his disciples, “I am with you always”. Earlier, he promised he would send the Holy Spirit, who would be with them forever; he would not leave them as orphans; and he would never leave nor forsake them. However, when the disciples witnessed Jesus’s departure from this world, they were faced with the challenge of believing these promises, and so are we. When life circumstances are hard, and his presence seems absent, we have to hold on to faith that Jesus really is with us.
In this series, we will observe Jesus’s actions, words, and presence throughout the gospel accounts. We will see him heal the sick, comfort the grieving, and assure the fearful. We will watch him grieve, forgive, face his own death, and express his own emotions. As Scripture repeatedly tells us, we also will be reminded in this series that Jesus is always with us!
As you pray, remember and believe Jesus is with you!
