Day 13: Matthew 27-28

In keeping with my exegetical notes on texts, I thought this might be a good thought.

Read:

Mat 28:18-20 And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age."

Notice how the motivation or the motive for the Gospel is clearly given by Jesus: "All authority is given to me in heaven and in earth." What this means is that God has given Jesus a name above every name. God has named Christ to be the "Firstborn" among many brothers (us). He has made Jesus heir of all things. THEREFORE...Go preach the Gospel. Jesus has established His headship over all things in heaven and on earth BY His death on the cross. Note Philippians 2:5-10 in reference here. BECAUSE Jesus humbled himself and became obedient unto death, THEREFORE God has highly exalted Him and given Him a name above every name.

Jesus is simply stating this fact that He is LORD OVER HIS CREATION. His instructions are to go make disciples by preaching the gospel to every creature. It is this gospel preaching that brings men into the kingdom to become submissive to the King of kings. The key I want you to see is that YOU play a MAJOR PART in the exaltation of Jesus Christ, BY PREACHING THE GOSPEL. You are bringing God the glory due to His exalted name when you proclaim the gospel of the glory of Christ.

You may also like to reference Colossians 1:15-20 here as well.

Col 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Col 1:16 For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities--all things were created through him and for him.
Col 1:17 And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Col 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent.
Col 1:19 For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,
Col 1:20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

May God bless you all as you continue to study His word.