Day 77 - Judges 1-3

ONE-YEAR JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 77 - Judges 1-3 (What Legacy Will You Leave This World?)
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"So the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD which He had done for Israel.  Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died when he was one hundred and ten years old....  When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel."  (Joshua 2:7-10)

I can't think of a sadder commentary in the Bible concerning God's people than that a whole generation would arise who did not know the Lord.  Had it not been for God's mercy on His people in raising up prophets throughout Israel's history who proclaimed the Word of God, none of the Jews today may even exist, or if any survived, would know the Lord and the work He had done for Israel.

Things have become very different for Israel since the coming of their Messiah, Jesus Christ, whom they have rejected and nailed on the cross.  For over 2000 years, God has not sent another prophet since John the Baptist in order to proclaim the Word of God to them.  Instead, God has left His complete Word, the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments and sent the third Person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit, in the hearts of every true Christian in order to empower them to become witnesses not only to the Jews but to all people on earth.

This truth bears great significance to all who call themselves Christians for this one reason: Christ has commanded all believers throughout all ages to "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" (Matthew 28:19-20).  

Christ command which I just quoted, has been called the Great Commission, and rightly so.  Christ has placed the destiny of Christianity in the hands of mere human beings, but not without the direct help of the Holy Who enables and empowers His disciples.  Think about this for a moment if you are a believer: If every believer did not mind and obey the Great Commission, the next generation would have no way of knowing about the God of the Bible, unless of course God decides to use another way to proclaim His Word apart from human beings - perhaps through angels?

I don't know about you but I have made a resolution that I will allign my whole life with the Great Commission of making disciples.  I count it the highest honor that any human being could ever be granted by God (for honor that comes from man is as fleeting as vapor and lasting as the grass of the field). Therefore, I will work the rest of my life in building a legacy that I have been a part, in a significant way, of allowing the future generations, should the Lord tarry in His coming, to know the Lord God.