Day Thirty · 30 Encounters with Jesus

One Brave Step

A mountain in Galilee. The eleven remaining disciples come to the risen Jesus. Matthew makes a point of noting that some worshipped, and some doubted. Both groups. Jesus gives the Great Commission to all of them.

Matthew 28:16–20 Bonus Days: What He is Asking of Me Now
Today's Scripture

And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

Matthew 28:20
Also Read

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go.

Matthew 28:18–19

He commissioned the worshippers and the doubters together, because that is what the church has always been.

Matthew 28:17
Teaching

Matthew did not edit out the doubters. Some worshipped, and some doubted, and then Jesus addressed them all. He did not wait for the doubters to sort themselves out before commissioning them. He did not require certainty as a prerequisite for being sent. He commissioned the worshippers and the doubters together, because that is what the church has always been.

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Therefore go. The commission does not come from our confidence. It comes from His authority. We go not because we are ready, but because He is already everything we would need to be ready to go.

And then: I am with you always, to the very end of the age. That is the promise. Not that the path will be clear. Not that the doubts will disappear. Not that you will feel equipped. I am with you. Always. That is the ground everything else stands on.

You have spent thirty days in encounters where Jesus met people who were broken, proud, committed, afraid, desperate, religious, hungry, excluded, and ashamed. He met all of them. He is the same One, and He is asking something of you today. Not tomorrow when you are more ready. Today.

What is the one brave step?

Speak This Out Loud
"I take the step. Shaky or steady, I take it. I do not have to feel ready. You are with me, and You have all authority, and that is enough."
Today's Challenge

Take the Step

What is the one brave step Jesus is asking you to take from this thirty-day journey? Not an answer for someone else. Not a vague intention. Something specific, something today, something you have been holding back from.

Journal Prompts
  • What is the one brave step?
  • What have I been holding back from?
  • What would it look like to go today, not tomorrow?
  • What does His presence mean for this step?
Reflection Questions
  • Am I a worshiper or a doubter in this moment?
  • What am I waiting to feel ready for?
  • Where is Jesus asking me to go that I have not gone yet?
  • What would it mean to trust that He is with me?
Today's Prayer

I take the step. Shaky or steady, I take it. I do not have to feel ready. You are with me, and You have all authority, and that is enough. Show me the one thing. And I will do it in Your name, trusting that You go with me, because You said You would, and to the very end of the age. In Jesus name, Amen.

What is the one brave step?

With love, Claire