“If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?” ~David Livingstone
Commission by dictionary.com is defined as “the condition of being placed under special authoritative responsibility or charge.” Commissioned officers receive their authority from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position.
The ones charged with the commission wear that as a badge of honor, they were selected out of their peers to follow the King’s orders. An example is a Knight, the word Knight brings up the image of war and service. But it also shows loyalty, honor, glory, courage—this is where we get “knight in shinning armor.” A knight would do everything within his or her power to follow through on his commission.
Many times to accept this commission can mean risk of injury, risk of abandonment, or even the risk of death.
As Christians we sometimes hear the term “I am willing to sacrifice for Christ.” Why is it termed sacrifice? I consider it an honor. God’s commission to you:
Matthew 28:19 Therefore 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. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
I am going to go off topic here. I am finding this difficult to write with a heavy heart for the VA families. But the verse above says HE IS WITH YOU ALWAYS, if any of these precious college kids were Christians, Jesus was right there with them. And any that were not, then that should light our fire even more about how important your commission is. I truly believe things are going to get worse before they get better. We need to let people know there is hope.
I weep with those who weep and I stand on the promise that God will comfort those who turn to him. God will strenghten them for the days ahead, even when all you see is darkness.
So head out with The Great Commission in mind.
PS sorry for posting so early, but I had to kick my son off his computer to do this. Mine is still in the Computer Drs. office. But I still will visit you all tommorrow.
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