“And said to them, ‘Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.’” – Luke 24:46-47
The gospel accounts all reveal that Jesus had one particularly important topic on His mind after His resurrection. He urgently wanted the good news of Jesus Christ to be proclaimed to ALL nations. Not many. Not some. Not a select few. Not a favored one. ALL nations were to be offered the chance to repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ as Lord.
Jesus went to the cross, died, and rose from death to save people from EVERY ethnic group, tribe, language, and nation by God’s grace through faith in Him. His priority instruction to His followers before He ever ascended to heaven was for them to be serious about sharing good news all over the world, not just nearby. If you’re a follower of Jesus, then your Lord’s priority needs to become your priority as well. Yes, there are people all around you who need Jesus, so share the good news with Him. However, you must also be part of your King’s Great Commission.
There are many ways you can get involved. You don’t have to do them all, but you should let the will of Jesus compel you to dig into at least one way to reach the nations with good news! Learn about missions and pray for one or more unreached people group in the world. Operation World and the Joshua Project provide great resources for that. Support mission sending agencies that are focused on the unreached and frontier people groups of the world – those with little or no active witness to Jesus. Mobilize support within your church, small group, or circle of friends to pray, send, or support missionaries to those who’ve never even heard of Jesus. Go yourself, whether for a short period of time or perhaps longer. Welcome people from an unreached group into your community and home, demonstrating to them the love of Jesus and the truth of His life-changing good news.
Jesus has work for you to do. Will you #FollowJesus ?