DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020

DISCIPLES MAKE OTHER DISCIPLES (2)

BIBLE READING: MARK 16:15-18

"And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.” Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV
‭‭
Many believers have the erroneous belief that the command that Jesus gave us before He ascended to heaven was just to preach the gospel and make other believers. However, the scripture above shows that the instruction was to "make disciples of all nations”; and not to make Christians of all nations. He didn’t end there, Jesus went on to give a description of who these disciples would be. He said that they would be the ones who would obey and also teach others to obey and "...observe all things that I have commanded you...”

In other words, apart from living in total submission and obedience to God’s word, another proof of your discipleship is that you raise and make other disciples. You don’t just get them born again, you train them and teach them and hold them accountable, till they become disciples who will still make other disciples. This can also be seen in the book of John 15 "You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.” ‭‭John‬ ‭15:16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬.

Jesus talks of bearing fruit which are souls but He doesn’t stop there, he says that the souls must also remain. It is souls who are discipled that remain and they are the ones we will be rewarded for.

ACTION POINT:
I will submit myself to discipleship this year so that I can partner with God to disciple others.

PRAYER:
Father, I repent for disobeying You and not submitting myself to Your Lordship and to mentorship that will hold me accountable and enable me to disciple others in accordance with Your Word. I pray that You do a deep work in Me because it is You who works in me both to will and to do of Your good pleasure in Jesus name. Amen.

#mydominioncity #thedominionmandate