THAT'S US!
"Lo" Applies to Those Who Go
Matthew 28:20 states, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end
of the world.”
Jesus was announcing here that He would be with those who
participate in this mandate. But this passage tells us something
else. It's not visible in English, but the Greek word behind the
word "you" here is the plural form. And this does not
immediately mean much to us because we know that a crowd of
disciples was assembled that day on the mountain to meet the Lord.
However, the promise of His presence would continue with those who
go for alway until the end of the world ("alway" means all the days)
- all the days until the end. Those listening to Jesus that day did
not exclusively need a promise which would last until the end of the
world.
In other words, Jesus would not just be with those on that
mountaintop who were assembled to hear Him and watch His ascension.
They were a generation who would not live much more than a matter of
decades. Therefore, when He spoke that day, He was addressing all
believers in every generation until His return. That's us!
We sing a song in our churches (or used to) entitled, "Yes, He
Included Me." This song refers to the blessing of salvation in which
those who claim Christ have the privilege to happily sing (v. Psalm
67:1). But we need to be singing a song that speaks of our
responsibility with the Gospel, not just our security through the
Gospel (v. Psalm 67:2).
When Jesus said (to those who go), I will be with you all the days
until the end of the world. He was talking about each generation's
responsibility to go proclaiming the Gospel message. Yes, he
included me, and He included you.
