WK 1: Present with God - Day 2
Theme: Present with God
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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.”
Observation: Matthew begins and ends his Gospel account with the good news that God is present with us. In the first chapter, Matthew explains that Jesus was the promised “Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) (Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14). After His death, burial and resurrection, Matthew records Jesus’s final words to His disciples before His ascension as “I am with you always.” God’s presence with His people bookends the Gospel of Matthew AND the whole Bible. As God dwelt with His creation in the Garden of Eden, the Bible ends with God once again dwelling with His people in the new creation (Revelation 21:3).
God has been with us, He currently is with us and He will continue to be with us to the very end. This is good news!
Prayer: Father, Son, Holy Spirit – we praise You for your presence. Thank you for Your promise to never leave or forsake us. Help us to confidently go wherever you lead knowing that You are with us.
Application: Just as Jesus was sent by the Father, Jesus is sending us as His ambassadors into a broken world (John 20:21). The promise of Jesus’s presence empowers us to live out this “Great Commission” (Matthew 28:18-20). Encourage someone this week by reminding them that God is with them, and consider ways to invite them into discipleship or a closer walk with Christ.
Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 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.”
Observation: Matthew begins and ends his Gospel account with the good news that God is present with us. In the first chapter, Matthew explains that Jesus was the promised “Immanuel” (which means “God with us”) (Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14). After His death, burial and resurrection, Matthew records Jesus’s final words to His disciples before His ascension as “I am with you always.” God’s presence with His people bookends the Gospel of Matthew AND the whole Bible. As God dwelt with His creation in the Garden of Eden, the Bible ends with God once again dwelling with His people in the new creation (Revelation 21:3).
God has been with us, He currently is with us and He will continue to be with us to the very end. This is good news!
Prayer: Father, Son, Holy Spirit – we praise You for your presence. Thank you for Your promise to never leave or forsake us. Help us to confidently go wherever you lead knowing that You are with us.
Application: Just as Jesus was sent by the Father, Jesus is sending us as His ambassadors into a broken world (John 20:21). The promise of Jesus’s presence empowers us to live out this “Great Commission” (Matthew 28:18-20). Encourage someone this week by reminding them that God is with them, and consider ways to invite them into discipleship or a closer walk with Christ.
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Knowing that he goes before us, behind us, beside us and within us we should be able to confidently step into each new day. Unfortunately, sometimes our humanness over shadows this truth,