The fulfillment of Christ’s commission to believers in Matthew 28:19-20 is the opportunity and responsibility of every Christian. In these verses, Jesus commands his disciples to:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
The question for each of us is not IF we should be involved in what God is doing in our state, nation, and around the globe, but HOW.
One important way that anyone can be involved in reaching the nations with the gospel is through prayer. A website that I would recommend for this is Operation World.
Operation World has a lot of information including specific prayer request, answers to prayer, statistics, and demographic information on every country in the world. Every country is prayed for during the year on a least one day, with larger countries emphasized on more days. I’ve only been doing it for about a half a year but I’ve learned a great deal about the needs of and how God is at work in other countries. Just click ‘pray today’ on the left side of the webpage.
Here are two other websites that provide really unique opportunities for practical ministry to Christians around the world:
Bibles Unbound – This organization is working to get bibles into the hands of people who need them in countries were their access is limited. Donating $30 gets you everything that you need to mail 5 bibles to people that believers in China, Indonesia, and Columbia have requested that they be sent to. You receive a list of the names of the people that you are sending the bibles to so that you can also pray for them.
Prisoner Alert – A website that documents Christians that are currently in prison because of their faith. A really great feature of this site is that it allows you to send letters to those in prison to encourage them. You can choose from a number of statements and verses on their website, place them in whatever order you want, and print the letter out in the recipients language. Then you simply go to the post office and mail it to them. What a cool opportunity!
These are just a few of the many ways that you can be a part of fulfilling the great commission and stand with believers around the globe. Get involved!
