From the desk of Melissa Reinert… 

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19

A few weeks ago, in following with our culture-themed devotionals, we discussed getting our minds right. Today we’re going to talk about stepping up, the next response we have the opportunity to make when faced with a situation.

This response, to step up, is pivotal to our Discipline over Default thinking. It calls us to action. Stepping up means to make reality of what we’re thinking; to practice what we’re preaching. In order to be disciplined and live above the line, or above default, we must step up.

As children of the one true King, stepping up, is the living out of our faith. I think of Proverbs 13:12: “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”

We must exercise our faith and do the work.

Stepping up isn’t always easy. It, in fact, always takes courage. To gain and cultivate the courage to step up, we must enrich our lives with God’s word and be in constant prayer. This ensures our moral compass – we’re walking closely with the Lord, Who is making our paths straight.

Stepping up means doing the right thing. It also means answering God’s call. Both are intertwined and both take courage.  Let’s look at Jesus’ charge to His disciples, all of us believers, in Matthew 28. He tells us to “go” and “make Disciples.”

It interesting, to me, that the Lord uses the word “GO.” It implies movement. It requires action. Jesus does not say, wait here for people to come to you. He does not say, as people pass by you tell them. NO! Jesus says to GO! Go where the people are. Go where the need thrives. Don’t sit, get up, step up!

If we are to accomplish any task we must step up and do it. Step up. Take charge. GO!