Teach All Nations.

Saturday, September  9th.
Teach All Nations.

“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”
Matthew 28:19

Our opening scripture sums up God's vision. In this context, we shall define vision as God's redemptive plan and your role in it. Every Christian has a role in God's redemptive plan. One of our roles is to 'teach all nations.' The word teach in our opening scripture is from the Greek word 'matheteuo' which means ‘to make disciples, to become a pupil, to enroll as a scholar, to instruct’. This means that, when Jesus said  we should go and teach all nations, He wanted us to make them students of the Word of God.

The word ‘nations’ in our opening scripture is from the Greek word 'ethnos' from where we get the word ethnic. It refers to ‘a tribe, race, a people group, a multitude of individuals of the same nature, people of the same culture or people of the same habits.’ This means that Jesus sent us to make pupils of every people group, every tribe and every race.

This is why the Bible says in 2 Timothy 2:2, “And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.” In Hebrews 5:12 the Bible says, “For when for the time ye ought to be teachers …” This means  God wants every one of us to become teachers. You should grow to the point where you are able to teach others the gospel of Jesus Christ because it is part of your role in God's redemptive plan. If you are not doing this as a believer you will begin to experience unfulfillment in your Christian walk because of your neglect of this important role which is part of your destiny in God.

Prayer.
Dear Father, I ask that you fill me with utterance, boldness and the opportunity to make known the mystery of the gospel to everyone within my sphere of contact, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
2 Timothy 4:2, 2 Timothy 4:5, Mark 16:15-18.

Doing the Word.
No matter what you do as a Christian, consciously create time to get involved with soul winning and discipleship. You can start teaching others from where you are.