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b'I held the paper in my hand, reading the message in surprise. A telegram! I\\ndidn\\u2019t know anybody who sent (or received) telegrams, yet there I stood\\nwith one of my own. \\nI\\u2019d competed at a local level in a national scholarship program and then\\nadvanced to the state event. Participating at the state competition\\ninvolved traveling several hours away from home and staying with a host\\nfamily for a week. On the final evening of the contest, the telegram had\\nbeen delivered to me. It came from Alice, a friend of my grandmother. She\\nsent a note of support, reminding me that many people back home\\u2014some who I\\nbarely knew\\u2014cheered me on while I attempted to do my best.\\nAlthough I got several cards in the mail that week, I received only one\\ntelegram, and it\\u2019s the only \\u201cgood luck\\u201d message I remember from that season\\nmany years ago.\\nThe final recorded word that Jesus spoke to His disciples before He\\nascended was a message they wouldn\\u2019t forget either. The resurrected Jesus\\nhad instructed His disciples to meet Him on a mountain in Galilee, and when\\nthey had gathered there, He gave them what we often call \\u201cthe Great\\nCommission.\\u201d This included Jesus\\u2019s command to share the good news (or the\\ngospel) with all the world, teaching others to follow and obey Him. And the\\nGreat Commission still applies to Jesus\\u2019s followers today. We also\\nhave been commissioned to make disciples wherever we go\\u2014sharing with others\\nthe hope and purpose we have in Christ through faith. Because He has\\nforgiven our sins, we get to have a relationship with God, living\\ntransformed lives through the Holy Spirit and looking forward to the day\\nJesus will return bodily to earth.\\nThe telegram from Alice boosted my spirits during a challenging week\\nbecause it reminded me that I wasn\\u2019t alone. The Great Commission also\\ncarries a reminder that God\\u2019s people (then and now) need to hear: Christ\\nhas \\u201call authority\\u2026in heaven and on earth\\u201d (Matthew 28:18). As He calls us\\nto live in service to Him, He also promises that He will remain with us,\\neven to the very end. \\u2022 Allison Wilson Lee\\n\\u2022 Why do you think Jesus saved the Great Commission for His final talk with\\nHis disciples?\\n\\u2022 Read Matthew 28:16-20. How might the Great Commission pertain to our\\nlives today? What difference does it make knowing that Jesus promises to be\\nwith us always?\\n\\u201cGo, therefore, and make disciples of all nations\\u2026\\u201d Matthew 28:19a (CSB)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nMatt.28.16-Matt.28.20'