[Please don’t rush through this. “Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.” Slow down and savor the secrets of the Word. Matthew 13:11, 35]
To answer the question in the title: We are sent to teach the nations the truth of Christ. The Great Commission gives a sweeping panorama of what our sending is about. We are to “go and teach all nations…teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).
What are these “all things” that we are to teach the world? Christ said to His disciples [that’s us, too], “All things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me” (Luke 24:44).
In other words, the prophets’ writings, the psalms, and Moses’ writings—all were written about Christ. This does not fully compute when we are first taught this truth. The vast quarry of knowledge found in these sacred writings can be overwhelming. But since the Supreme Being has called you into His service, He will in due time clarify your vision of what will be fulfilled in you. We receive the revelation that the Son of God walks in unity with the great Spirit Father Yahweh [“I and my Father are One”].
And now, we are bidden to abide within His glorified spirit body. Later we will realize that all things are about Him, His purpose, and His plan to fulfill His purpose, which is God reproducing Himself in us. We will realize that “God [Yahweh] was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.”
Christ saw that His disciples were dazed, having seen and heard the risen Christ. We, too, are dazzled when we see the One who conquered death. And, so, to help them, Christ “opened… their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures…and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations…”
He speaks of the big harvest of souls, of which we have spoken before. This is His desire, and this is His will. We must pray that He would open unto us the new wine of the scriptures of truth and learn of Him on a deeper level. We must repent of the old leaven doctrines that we have blindly accepted since our youth. For we must repent before we preach repentance (Luke 24:45-49).
“All Things”
Everything is about Him and for Him. All emotions, all feelings, all dreams, all endeavors that we have lived, all our vain actions and desires—all things are wrapped up in Him. “For from Him and through Him and for Him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen” (Rom. 11:36).
He has rescued us from the darkness we once wallowed in and has now transferred us into His kingdom. He has redeemed us with His blood and has forgiven our sins. He who forgave us “is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” The Son created all things. And all things are for Him. “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together” (Col. 1:13-18). That old song is true: “He’s got the whole world in His hands.”
And it is through His gracious love and mercy that He has included us in His plan of bringing us, His spiritual offspring, to full spiritual maturity—to be just like the Original, who is called Christ, the Anointed One. He has all power invested in His word. Should we not think that He would grant us a portion of His power to fulfill our calling and election in Him? He said, “Ask and it shall be given.” But we must ask with a pure heart, one that is not choked with the smoke of burning falsehoods. “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.” Christ will open “their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures.”
We are called to be His teachers. But first, we must “purge out the old leaven,” the false doctrines that the enemy has sown into the churches. Rather, we must learn of Him all things that pertain unto His purpose and plan. Kenneth Wayne Hancock
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