Matthew 28:16-20, The Great Commission

The Great Commission... It is one of the most important things you can do to
enhance the kingdom of heaven. To make disciples (simply to share about who
Jesus is and what He has done for you) in the world around you. You can
draw from people in your small, medium or large circles. Your small circle
is those around you on a daily basis, your closest friends or family
members. You medium circle are your peers at school that you see often but
seldomly interact with. And your large circle is the general public, the
bank teller, the cash register at the grocery store, the mail man etc. So
find someone in any of those circles and make a disciple. This is a
commandment of Jesus' not a suggestion. It is one of the very last things
He said before leaving this earth and it is how you and I know about the
gospel of salvation today, because those men Jesus gave the GREAT COMMISSION
too that day shared about HIM and spread it to us! Go therefore and make
disciples!

Luke 24:13-53, The Road to Emmaus

Jesus is walking right next to you

Luke 24:13-53 describes Jesus appearing to two men on their way from Jerusalem to Emmaus after His resurrection. The men don’t realize that it is Jesus walking with them on the seven mile trip as they are focused on trying to figure out their disappointments.

This story causes me to ask the question, What are the “things” in our lives that distract us from realizing that Jesus is walking right next to us through life?
Even in our hardest, lowest times in life Jesus is right beside us the whole way. But many times, because of our focus on our disappointments, frustrations, challenges, distractions etc., we forget that Jesus is right there with us. Jesus desires to guide us through life especially through our hard times. So my challenge to you is to evaluate your life and ask God to show you the areas of your life that are causing you to forget that Jesus is our focus. Hebrews 12:2 says; Fix your eyes on Jesus, the author and protector of our faith.

Let’s take our focus off the “things” of our life and set them on Jesus!

-joey