Page 2 of 2Under the Great Commission, it’s the same story. The Father and the Son send you to be the Lord's witness in the world. They promise that the Holy Spirit will be in you prompting you about what to say in these situations. It's a Trinitarian reality and the whole Christian life is a Trinitarian business.
All the power and all the ability to witness, along with the summons to do it, comes from God. In fact, all the calls to action in the Christian life, whatever they are, are Trinitarian situations. The Father says, "This is what you have to do." The Lord Jesus confirms that, stands by us, and walks with us as we seek to do it. And the Holy Spirit within empowers and enlightens us so that we can see what needs to be said and done. And you find yourself—in some measure—able to tackle it.
J. I. Packer is the Board of Governor's Professor of Theology (retired) at Regent College in Vancouver, B.C., and the author of Knowing God. This article is adapted from an interview by Craig Brian Larson that first appeared in Leadership Journal.
