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Porque Él vino, debemos ir


 



30 de abril de 2014

¿Puede usted imaginar la impresión de los discípulos cuando Jesús se les apareció? Después de días de estar escondidos, temiendo por sus vidas y lamentando la pérdida de su Maestro, los seguidores de Cristo quedaron atónitos al verlo de pie ante ellos en una habitación que estaba cerrada con llave.

Como si el impacto que les causó su aparición no hubiese sido suficiente, les hizo la siguiente declaración: “Como me envió el Padre, así también yo os envío” (Jn 20.21). El peso de esas palabras debió haberles parecido abrumador. Después de años de escuchar a Jesús hablar de su propósito divino, ahora los discípulos recibían un encargo semejante. Así como el Padre había enviado a Jesús, Él los estaba enviando ahora al mundo para extender el evangelio, sanar a los enfermos, servir a los necesitados y glorificar al Padre celestial.

Muchos cristianos leen este pasaje, y piensan: “Me alegro de no haber estado allí para recibir esa “orden de movilización”. Pero ¿sabe una cosa? Sí estaba. Esa habitación no albergaba solo a los once apóstoles restantes. Lucas 24.33 dice que otros seguidores “estaban con ellos”. De modo que, cuando Jesús dijo en Juan 20.21: “Así también yo os envío”, estaba hablando a todo el cuerpo de creyentes.
 
El mandato de Jesús de hacer discípulos “de todas las naciones” (Mt 28.19) es una tarea demasiado grande para un puñado de personas. Es un llamado para que cada creyente, de cada país y en cada generación, acepte la misión nuevamente. Cristo le está enviando a algún lugar con un propósito. ¿Está listo para ir?

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