Happy Valentine’s Day!
Here is today’s Bible reading: Exodus 37:1-38:31; Matthew 28:1-20; Psalm 34:11-22; Proverbs 9:9-10.
Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. [19] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
This passage defines the mission of the church: make disciples. It isn’t enough to attract attenders (even if there are thousands of them) or even make converts. The mandate is to make disciples: fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Making disciples is laborious. It is a long process with no shortcuts. There is no substitute for time and personal investment. Are you a disciple? Is your church making disciples? How are you involved in the process of making disciples?
Like the Apostle Paul, I want more than anything to know Christ (Phil. 3:10). I do not want to simply know about Him. I want to know Him-- personally, intimately, and experientially. It is not enough for me to hear about Him. I want to see Him with my own eyes.
With My Own Eyes 
Lori Lincoln
February 14, 2012 at 8:32 pm
It is a laborious process. No way around it. But discipling someone out of a lifestyle of narcissistic debauchery, and watching that life become clean in the sight of God, is worth every minute of time invested. If not at times, exhausting. The spiritual rewards are immeasurable. 🙂