Fulfilling The Great Commission

Over the past few months I have been feeling a bit convicted that I am not fulfilling the

Great Commission that Jesus gave to us in Mark 15:15-16.

"15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all

creation.

16 Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved, but

whoever does not believe will be condemned."

When I was younger I would be out on the street almost every week sharing the gospel.

But somewhere down the line something changed and over time I stopped handing out

tracts and talking to people about Jesus. The fire slowly died and I reached the point

where I became too afraid to even hand out a single gospel track to someone. I feared

Man more than I feared God. My being too afraid to fulfil the Great Commission was

evidence of this.

Last year however I focused on facing my fears and with the help of God and many loving

friends I managed to conquer my top two dreadful fears which were singing and speaking

in front of a crowd. I was super happy with myself at the close of 2012 and thought I had

beaten all my fears, but God challenged me that evangelism was a part of my life I had

sorely been neglecting. Going up to a stranger and sharing the Gospel or even handing

out a tract had become a new big fear for me. Unlike my fear of singing in front of people

this fear was born out of selfishness. I chose to ignore the poor souls who are (and let's

be blunt here) headed on a path straight to Hell just so I could be comfortable and not

have to risk looking stupid in front of people.

But I am determined that this is all going to change. I have just purchased a whole lot of

Gospel tracks from Living Waters and have made a rule that I will give out at least two

tracts every time I go out. I have relit the flame and have broken outside of my comfort

zone. All I can say now is, "God, help me continue."