Matthew 28:18-20
King James Version (KJV)
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
All power in heaven and earth belong to Jesus. What do you have to fear? You may want to say but I thought Satan was the prince and the Power of the air? Why does so much evil exist if God is on His throne and He has all power? Couldn’t He just speak and bring it all to a sudden end? Precisely, He could and if He tarries it is that one more soul is yet to come into His fold to share in His love, His joy and His Glory. It is His Grace and Mercy that cause Him to wait one more day to give each of you that one more chance to seek Him, and to follow Him. That is why we are commissioned to Go out and teach all nations. Then why so much sorrow and so much evil is allowed? Foolish men that we are, He allows it to continue because we of such vain and pride filled hearts never even think to look at Him in all His glory unless some disaster befalls us. We seek all the counterfeit joys and believe them to be our treasure while ignoring the greatest treasure of all–God’s presence in our lives. So He waits and allows Satan and all His followers to reek havoc for one more day, He encircles His own with His love. He has the best planned for His children and He gently guides us into the fullness of joy that can be found only in Him.