I will be with you always

I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS

Matthew 28:16-20

Jesus Christ said we are to go to everyone and make disciples. We are to baptise, and teach them to obey the words taught by the Master.

But…We do not need to do it alone! He promises us that He will be with us every step of the way to guide us, to lead us, to show us, to help us and to comfort us. The One who taught with such great authority, who healed so completely and who died and was raised again is still with us, even today. He was declared to be the Son of God with power and still retains all authority in Heaven and Earth.

It is a daunting and terrifying task to challenge people about their level of commitment to Jesus Christ. One opens yourself to insults, ridicule and disrespect. Indeed, you are liable to lose very good friends and even make enemies, because a great number of people live fairly “good” lives, and have a set of principles or morals that are of a very high standard. The only thing is they do not want to make a commitment to follow Jesus. Then there are people who have other religions, let alone other ways of expressing their Christianity. There are even people who profess to be Christians but avoid going to church as far as possible.

If you go around trying to convince people to become disciples of Jesus Christ, you can expect to encounter resistance from a wide range of areas. We can, however, take comfort from the fact that we will not be alone, and Jesus will be there with us, no matter what! I know from personal experience and from many testimonies that in spite of great difficulties, people have been able to win others for Christ and were given a way out of difficult situations in miraculous ways.

Just trust the Master completely when He says that He will always be with you, in surprising ways and at the most appropriate times.

As the ministry of Jesus Christ lengthened into the second and third years, He gave increasingly more time to His chosen disciples, not less. My prayer for you is that Jesus Christ may show special favour on you, and that He will choose you and set you apart for a special anointing and special task within the discipleship. As you walk with Him and start to know Him more intimately may His presence be with you more and more along the way.

Always remember God loves you.