Matthew 28:18-20

Then Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,  teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

My favorite part of this verse is Jesus telling His disciples that He will always be with them. My least favorite part of the verse is “go and make disciples of all nations”. It is not because I don’t want to go, it is because I often feel ill-equipped to do that work. Yet, I also know that He qualifies me to go, because it is not of my own power that disciples are made, it will be done because He will be with me as I go. Jesus has chosen us as His vessels to bring others to faith in Him. The Holy Spirit lives working within us as the signature of Jesus’ authority in our lives. We do not need to fear “going”, because He goes with us.