Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Daily DevotionalSample

Disciple There are certain things that will always fall under the category of being God's will, and we have one presented to us here. It's found in the form of Jesus' command to His followers to go and make disciples. This is commonly referred to as The Great Commission, because it's Christ's commission, or marching orders, for His Church. These marching orders tell us to lead others to the same eternal truths concerning Jesus that we've come to know and embrace. Making disciples is why we're here on earth instead of in heaven. Think it through. At the time when Jesus gave this commission, He had already paid the price for mankind's sin on the cross. He had already been raised from the dead as living proof that His sin sacrifice was sufficient and that there was life after the grave for those who followed Him. Everything seemed to have been completed. Nothing stood between the work of restoration between God and man. Those first few disciples were thinking, "Great! Now let's go with You to Your Kingdom" (Acts 1:6). But the Lord had another plan. His plan included many more lives being brought into His eternal Kingdom, a plan that would extend 2,000+ years into the future, a plan that includes us today! That's why we're here-to carry out God's plan-and we do that by making disciples of Jesus Christ. What's God's will for your life? A big part of it is to make disciples. He wants you to pass along the things you've learned from his Word to those who haven't yet heard them. Whether it's people who don't know Jesus at all or people who know less about Him than you do, God's will is for you to disciple them. There are certain things that will always fall under the category of being God's will, and we have one presented to us here. It's found in the form of Jesus' command to His followers to go and make disciples. Think about it... What does this passage reveal to me about God? What does this passage reveal to me about myself? Based on this, what changes do I need to make? What is my prayer for today?