It happens every year in graduation ceremonies across the nation. People are “sent out” to use what they have learned and who they have become to “make a difference in the world!” But finally, it is only Jesus who can make a lasting difference – an eternal change – in our lives and in our world. In one sense, He has already done it as He cries from the cross, “It is finished!” But in another sense, He is continuing His mission to restore all things which will finally culminate in His second coming. Until that time He sends us out –not alone, but with the Holy Spirit – to join Him as His people in His ongoing mission to make a difference –to restore all things - in Him! This is our focus today.
