If you’ve
ever been to church or read the Bible, you’ve surely heard Jesus’ command in Matthew
28:18-19:
King
James Version
“And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations….”
Douay-Rheims 1899
American Edition
“And
Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All power is given to me in heaven and in
earth. Going therefore, teach ye all nations….”
For
those of us who never felt called to serve as missionaries in various
countries, this Great Commission doesn’t seem to apply. But, if you’ve read the
whole Bible, you know that God doesn’t ask His people to do something without
providing the means.
With Christ
on the Internet, we can teach all nations from our homes, offices, or mobile devices!
Blogs, websites, e-zines, e-books, podcasts, e-mail, text-messages, and social
media sites open multiple ways to The Way. Or, to be more precise, The Way provides and uses many ways - even cyberspace - to reach and teach us and others.
Remember the particular powers the Lord has been given? As Matthew 28 clearly
states, Jesus has ALL POWER in heaven and in the earth. We’re talking Cosmic Connections! Wouldn’t that include satellite dishes, radio waves, and other means I don’t
even know to mention?
The
point is, everything falls under the power of the Lord Jesus Christ!
- Prayers sites to connect us with one another, enabling two or more of us to make our prayer requests agreeable to Jesus’ Name….
- Searchable Bibles online to answer questions, provide commentary, and enable us to research what God actually says about a topic, not just what we thought He said….
- Information from trustworthy sites to help us through mental, physical, or spiritual health concerns….
That
last thought first began this conversation. i.e., In a harrowing weekend
involving lots of blood, no hospital anywhere near, and shut-downs of family
doctors, I panicked! I did not know what to do. By Saturday evening, I’d looked
and looked for information on the Internet to no avail. Then came Sunday.
I’d been
praying all along – mostly “God help!” but that morning I asked Jesus to please
lead me to the information needed. He did. Maybe it was the way my search
changed or the way sites I hadn’t noticed before now caught my attention or the
way that Christ’s presence sustained me. But, whatever way the Lord used, The
Way led me to the way that calmed, that worked, that healed.
©2021,
Mary Sayler
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