Verse of the Day 2/19
Matthew 28:20 And teach them to faithfully follow all that I have commanded you. And never forget that I am with you every day, even to the completion of this age." The Passion Translation (TPT)
Today's verse came up in my read through the New Testament plan that I'm following. These are the final words of Matthew's book about Jesus. In terms of that, think of this statement "and never forget that I am with you every day".
In Sunday's post from Isaiah 58 we considered being in and going through "scorched places" in our lives and how the prophet said that the Lord would guide us continually through those scorched places. The message is consistent, we need to remember that God is with us.
Matthew was a tax collector, an accountant. He laid things out in a detailed thourough manner. He, along with doctor Luke, provided a genealogy, He detailed how to pray in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5 -7. You will see his eye for detail throughout the book.
When you come to the end of an accountants document, you will come to the bottom line, the sum of all things. At the end of his book Matthew says that his bottom line is Jesus' command to "teach and follow all that I have commanded you" and "never forget that I am with you every day". That is a good bottom line to be mindful of every day of our lives.
Blessings,
Mike
Matthew 28:16-20 New King James Version (NKJV)
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted.
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go [a]therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." [b]Amen.
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