All But Not Every

Matthew 4:23 KJV

And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.

Sometimes the most common word can carry enormous importance. The word "all" is used so commonly that we don’t likely give it much thought, but it has a huge significance in the Bible.

·         When the Bible says that God would have all men to be saved, what is meant? We know that all men aren't saved.

·         Jesus went through all of Galilee but that doesn't mean he visited every home.

·       Jesus healed all manner of sickness and disease but that doesn't mean that every sick person was healed and that no one died after this.

·         His fame spread through all of Syria but that doesn't likely mean that every soul in Syria had heard of Him.

Years ago I heard a preacher from Texas say that America was now evangelized and that our attention should be turned to other parts of the world. The fact is that, though I think every community in America probably has some sort of church, there are still some, many, even most people in every community who have not been saved.

Though Jesus had done much He left the greatest part of the work to be done by His followers. His "all" did not finish the job but only got it started. And that is exactly how we ought to consider our work; when we have done all that we can do in our service to the Lord, we still have much more to do. We cannot afford to see our task as finished until our earthly course is completed.

·         There are still those who are not saved

·         There are still those who must be instructed

·         There are still cities, towns and villages that are in need of a gospel preaching and Bible teaching church.