Even today after so many years have passed, I am still thrilled with the opportunity to share the gospel whether that be to prisoners, students, or the local church. Reaching out gives meaning to our faith as Christians. We should be hungry to learn as much as possible to be equipped with what ever is necessary to get this great message of God's love to the world at large.

The Lord's command was to take the gospel to all of the world and to believe the message would bring salvation to everyone who hears and believes and is baptized. And the Lord also stated that certain signs would follow those who believe in the message of Jesus and act in obedience to His command. We will look at these signs in depth a little later in our discussion.

Obviously it is not possible for everyone to become a missionary in the classical sense, or is it? You see when Jesus gave this command I think He was speaking on a much broader scale than we have been thinking.

We in the west have been instrumental in taking the gospel to all of the world and inspired others to follow with great success. But we have also put missions in a religious box. We emphasize sending and supporting and all this is good, but not to the exclusion of “our” going.

What I mean is that when Jesus said to go into all the world, He meant your world as well. That's right, the places that you frequently go. We have jobs; we go to school to get an education; we frequent places to shop, relax and be entertained. As Christians we do not have the luxury of taking time off from our obedience to God.

We must receive fresh vision for evangelism. I am sure some would say that they have tried talking to individuals in these very places. But have you looked for the signs that Jesus promised would follow your obedience?

We get discouraged because people don't want to hear our message. But what of the life of Christ living through you. Jesus not only talked about the kingdom of God; He demonstrated what it consist of. In 1 Cor. 4:20 it says, “For the kingdom of God consists of and is based on not talk but power (moral power and excellence of soul)”.

We must allow our souls to satiated with these spiritual truths and beliefs so that it becomes the new norm for us. Identifying with the Lord Jesus in His passion for lost humanity. Our assignment is the field that we frequent so often and not always some distant land with strange people, customs and culture.

“These signs shall follow them that believe.” Jesus said specific things would take place when we believe in what we are sent to do. The very people we are trying to reach have needs, and many times to reach the person Jesus would meet their physical need or answer a haunting question that they may have had.

One thing was said of Jesus that should be said of every believer “I find no fault in the man”. I understand in our society there is this belief that no one can be perfect and no one ever was but Jesus. But is this the way we should perceive perfection? Are we saying that in the eyes of the people Jesus never did anything wrong, never made a mistake or even cursed?

Look a little closer. To most of Jesus' opponents, the kingdom of God came unexpectedly. In other words they were aware that the Messiah was to come; however, they were under the impression that God would surely “text” them first. This put them in a precarious position, and so inspecting and questioning everything Jesus said and did became the norm.

When Pilot said that he found no fault in Him, this was strictly from a legal mind set. It was not possible for Pilot to see through the eyes of the unbelieving High Priest. On the other hand the unbelieving High Priest was accurate from his perception that Jesus was breaking the Sabbath instead of fulfilling it. The High Priest and his comrades thought it blasphemy for Jesus to claim to be the Son of God, thereby making Himself equal to God. In their eyes this would not have made Jesus perfect or without fault.

And what about Jesus cursing? You say Jesus never cursed, sure He did, but it wasn't a person but a fig tree. Perhaps you know the story. The fig tree appeared to have fruit on it but it only had leaves. Which was somewhat freakish because the fig trees fruit and leaves all show up at the same time. It just so happened that Jesus was hungry and went to get something to eat and realized that there was nothing there but leaves. This upset Him and He cursed the tree, which dried up from the roots.

Now if you are judging perfection by the attributes of your intellect, you would think Jesus had dropped the ball. Jesus was not trying to do everything right from a human standpoint, but rather being on point spiritually and to the letter in regards to the written word of God. He said, “I have come to do thy will oh God.”

Just because you haven't matured as a human being, by that I mean learning to cope and respond to situations like jealousy, hatred, prejudice and envy in Christian forgiveness and by turning the cheek, does not disqualify you from sharing the gospel.

The credentials that authenticate your Christian witness is the signs that follow you, like the healing the person receives through “your” faith when you lay hands on them and pray; or the wisdom or word of knowledge that you are able to give them in their personal situation because of the interpretation of the spiritual language of tongues that you exercise to help them.

Want more? Jesus said you would drive out demons. Everyone believes in demons. There are even television shows that depict them. We are quick to say that certain persons act like the devil. But what are we doing about it? That's right we should drive it out. You say, “How? If they don't want to serve God, you can't make them.”

This isn't about making them serve God. It's about removing the clutter so that they can clearly make a choice! Jesus cast the devils out of the man that had a legion of evil spirits in him, but that person clearly “asked” to follow Jesus. When Jesus referred to taking up serpents, it was in this sense that I believe He was speaking.

So my friend, being perceived as perfect or qualified to be a Christian witness from God's perspective includes your human frailty not super human ability. The scripture teaches that all things work together for good to those who are called according to God's purpose. We must never loose sight of the fact that God knew all that we would face in our development as Christians.

“Go into all of your world” with great confidence and when the world points to your weaknesses just tell them that this is where your strength lies. The Apostle Paul said when I am weak then I am strong. He learned that his weaknesses were just a channel through which he could access all the strength Jesus had. Enjoy yours today, there is an never ending supply. We are drawing from a well that will never run dry. We're drinking living water and it's flowing from the Father; we're drinking living water that has an endless supply.