Thursday, October 28, 2010

Can we do it?


The goal is to give the students at each of our schools the chance to hear about and see God’s love and forgiveness in action.

Humanly speaking, it seems impossible. In America alone there are 67,000 schools with nearly 25 million high school and middle school students. Around the world there are millions more. It would be easy to assume that an idea this extreme originated with some radical students and their zealous youth leaders. But it didn’t. The mission of reaching out to every person in every part of the world is God’s idea.

Moments before His departure Jesus gave his followers this specific directive: “Go into the whole world and preach the good news to everyone, everywhere.” Mark 16:15 (TLB), and in Matthew 28:18-20: “Go and make disciples in every nation.” This charge, given by Jesus to all Christians for all time, is called the Great Commission or THE Cause

Does it still seem impossible?
Here is what we can count on: the Great Commission, THE Cause, is going to be completed. Jesus said in Matthew 24:14 that the time will come when the entire world will hear, then He will return.

Is that time coming soon?
God has set the timetable, and he alone knows the schedule. But there are many who believe that it is our generation that is going to complete the Great Commission. We live at a unique time in history.

So why be involved? 
  1. Think about this: students at schools
     at every corner of the planet are spiritually hurting and need our help. Jesus described it as being “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matt 9:36-37
  2. Christ has asked us to join him in this great cause to reach students with the truth, “Go… and I will be with you.” Matt. 28:19-20
  3. The natural response for anyone who has a personal relationship with Jesus is to do what he asks: “if anyone loves me He will obey My teaching.” John 14:23
  4. The good news is we do not have to do it on our own. God in His wisdom already has a plan as to how He is going to use us to reach out at our schools, and he has given us his Spirit to help and strengthen. Acts 1:8
A world without Christ cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. Let’s go where there is no path and leave a trail.


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