Take a step back and consider the narrative Matthew covers in the final chapter of his Gospel. In just 20 verses, with five of those detailing the leaders bribing the soldiers to lie, we read of the women’s going to the tomb and then leaving the tomb to tell others (vv. 1–10), the 11 disciples traveling to Galilee where they saw Jesus (v. 16), and then Jesus commissioning them and sending them out to make disciples of all the nations (v. 17–20). What we read is almost nonstop movement, starting at the empty tomb, the epicenter of the Gospel, and moving outward toward the ends of the earth. This is the purpose and the power of the Resurrection: It compels action. We cannot experience the glorious Resurrection of Christ and stand still. We must act; it is what our overjoyed hearts yearn to do, and it is what our Lord has called us to do.

• What are some actions you can take this week to carry the Gospel further than you have before?