RENEW REFRESH REFOCUS
CASNFCI SCRIPTURE & PRAYER FOR THE DAY
The Purpose:
Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”— John 20:21.
The first words Jesus spoke to his frightened disciples after his resurrection were words of reassurance: “Peace be with you!” Then he quickly gave them a renewed sense of purpose: “As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.”
With those words, Jesus was passing his mission on to his followers. Perhaps you’ve seen a relay race in which one runner comes up behind the next and passes off the baton. That’s what Jesus was doing here. He was passing off the baton to his followers and saying, “Go! Finish the race! Carry on the mission I began! I ran the first leg; now you run the next. Just as God the Father sent me into the world, now I am sending you into the world! Go!” John 17:18.
Later, in Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus reminded his disciples again of the mission: “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you”
Jesus had been sent by his Father into the world “to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10). As his followers today, we also have that mission and purpose. Jesus has passed us the baton. Lost people matter to God, and they matter to us.
PRAYER
Lord, remind us often of our mission. May our lives and words be a light that shows others the way, for your glory. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Rev. Isaac G. Y Bangalu Founder & CE
Couples & Singles Network for Christ Initiative
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