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ID! UNA PALABRITA PODEROSA!

POR KERRY A. OLSON


"...Id por todo el mundo y predicad el evangelio a toda criatura."
Marcos 16:15 (Reina Valera 1960)

Al empezar a hablar el Espaol, descubr una palabra nueva, no era una palabra larga y tcnica, esta
palabrita slo consista de dos letras La I y la D. Pero qu quiere decir? Para un gringuito que
nunca estudi formalmente el Espaol era el tratar de entender esta nueva palabra con ms claridad:
as es que leyendo mi Biblia en Espaol (algo que he hecho casi todos los das desde el ao 1982)
encontr por primera vez la palabra id en Marcos 16:15 como es empleada en la versin Reina Valera
1960. Obviamente porque mi idioma materno es el Ingls y la misma palabra en Ingls es Go,
simplemente no entenda el peso de su significado. Al preguntar a un hispanohablante qu quiere
decir esta pequea palabra, se abri mi entendimiento a la misma.
Hay que saber que en el Ingls usamos la misma palabra go para muchas cosas Go to bed (Irse a
la cama), Go to the bathroom (Irse al bao), etc. En el Espaol yo saba como usar el verbo ir por
ejemplo decir, irse a la tienda y que te vaya bien, pero no saba que existe una forma diferente de
conjugar el verbo (presente imperativo) y que implicaba una orden.
Ahora si dije La Gran Comisin se entiende mejor en el Espaol. Es un mandato! Es un orden! De
hecho, el gran misionero a China de dos siglos atrs, Hudson Taylor deca: La Gran Comisin no es
una opcin para ser considerada, sino una orden para ser obedecida.
Loren Cunningham de Juventud Con Una Misin (JUCUM) dice algo muy sencillo y muy profundo a
la vez, Id implica un cambio de ubicacin!. Es verdad! La mayora de los cristianos en el mundo
estn sentados dentro de sus congregaciones diciendo: Bueno, Seor si tu quieres que vaya hasta los
confines de la tierra, quiero que me enves un mensaje por medio del arcngel Gabriel, o bien que haya
37 confirmaciones de tu Palabra y que los lideres de mi congregacin me entreguen un cheque en
blanco, y entonces s ir. La verdad es que, ni eso ocurre a veces, porque simplemente no hemos dicho
nunca lo que dijo el profeta Isaas, heme aqu envame a m. Muchos s han sacado su propia versin
adaptada, Heme aqu, enva a mi hermana!.
Keith Green, mi cantante favorito hasta el da de hoy, tuvo que ir a un extremo con la letra de sus
cantos para subrayar la importancia de nuestro mandato id. Antes de morir l y dos de sus hijos en
un accidente de avioneta en 1982, Keith y su esposa, Melody tomaron un viaje de investigacin al
campo misionero en Europa, al ver el campo con sus propios ojos tuvo mucho que ver en su vida
tambin; regres transformado y escribi varios cantos misioneros que sirvi para impulsar a miles de
jvenes norteamericanos a considerar el id por todo el mundo
Nadie saba que su vida iba a durar muy poco, pues muri a los 28 aos de edad a la cima de su
ministerio, siendo uno de los cantantes de msica cristiana contempornea ms populares en la
historia de los Estados Unidos. A pesar de que la letra de sus cantos tienen ms de 20 aos, el mensaje
sigue vigente, el canto que ms me ha impactado se llama, Dormidos en la Luz. Lee a continuacin la
letra de ese canto y siente su pasin por las almas perdidas.

DORMIDOS EN LA LUZ
Por Keith Green Sparrow Corp., 1982

No ves, no ves toda la gente hundindose?


No te importa, No te importa... dejarlos ahogarse?
Cmo puedes ser tan insensible? y no importarte s ellos no vienen.
Has cerrado tus ojos y pretendes que la obra est terminada.
"Bendceme Seor, bendceme Seor"
Es todo lo que oigo. Nadie siente, nadie duele.
No hay quin derrame ni una lgrima...
Pero l llora, l clama, l muri por ti y
l se preocupa por tus necesidades,
pero t te pones cmodo sin hacer nada.
O' no puedes ver que eso es pecado...
Porque l trae gente a tu puerta y no les haces caso...
sonres y dices, "Dios te bendiga y te de paz"
Y todo el cielo llora porque es Jess quien vino a tu puerta...
T lo has dejado en la calle.
Abre tu corazn, abre tu corazn y da de ti mismo.
T ya ves la necesidad. T ya oyes los llantos, entonces...
cmo puedes esperar?
Dios te est llamando y t eres el indicado,
pero como Jons t huyes y l te ha dicho que hables,
pero t te quedas callado.
O no puedes ver que eso es pecado...
El mundo se est durmiendo en la oscuridad...
y la iglesia no puede pelear porque est dormida en la luz.
Cmo puedes estar tan muerto cuando has sido tan bien alimentado?
Jess se levant de los muertos y t no puedes levantarte de la cama!
Jess se levant de los muertos...
Ahora, Sal de tu cama!
Cmo puedes ser tan insensible? Y no importarte s ellos no vienen.
Has cerrado tus ojos y pretendes que la obra est terminada. (2X)
No cierres tus ojos! No pretendas que la obra est terminada!
Ven conmigo, ven conmigo, ven conmigo mi amor! (2X)
Muchos siguen con sus ojos cerrados hoy en da, pretendiendo que la obra est terminada, pero no
est terminada y no se terminar, a menos que la Iglesia empiece a involucrarse profundamente en la
tarea encomendada a ella, la Gran Comisin. Otro canto de Keith est titulado JESUS NOS MANDA A
IR donde l canta: Jess nos manda a ir, pero vamos por otro rumbo. As que l lleva la carga slo
mientras sus hijos estn ocupados jugando sintiendo tan llamados a quedarse Jess nos manda a ir.
Debera ser la excepcin si nos quedramos. No es sorprendente que nos movamos tan despacio
cuando su iglesia rehsa a obedecer sintiendo tan llamados a quedarse. En lugar de esperar que Dios

nos diga id de voz audible, como sera la Iglesia y el mundo si todo cristiano, entendiendo que la
Gran Comisin no es una opcin, sino una orden, dijera Yo si voy, y si no es tu voluntad, prame!
Keith Green tuvo que ser muy radical escribiendo Jess dijo id, debe ser la excepcin quedarse!
precisamente porque no pensamos as. Reconozco que la gran mayora dentro de la Iglesia no van a
salir al campo misionero, pero s si vamos a terminar la Gran Comisin, todo cristiano y buen
discpulo tiene que tomar bien en serio la Comisin.
Un barco que est amarado a un puerto, nunca podr salir del puerto. Pero cuando se desata la cuerda
y empieza salir a alta mar, es dirigida por una cosa que parece insignificante, un timn. El timn en la
vida del discpulo que ama a Dios de todo corazn es el Espritu Santo, pero el Espritu Santo no nos
puede dirigir a menos que empecemos a movernos!. Cuntos cristianos frustrados hay dentro de la
congregacin que no hacen nada y se quejan de que no tienen un ministerio?. Ah estn, sentados en
la banca, sin hacer nada como un barco amarado a un puerto. Empieza a moverte, empieza a servir y
Dios te dirigir. A veces pensamos que la voluntad de Dios es por el lado derecho, cuando realmente es
por el lado izquierdo. Cuando empezamos a movernos, Dios puede dirigirnos, haciendo la correccin
de rumbo necesario para que vayamos al lado izquierdo, de lo contrario, nunca llegaremos a ningn
lado. El asunto es, muvete!

GO IMPLIES A CHANGE OF LOCATION!


(Adapted from an article I wrote in Spanish, Go!... A powerful little word)
BY KERRY A. OLSON
"Go into all the world and preach the Gospel."
Mark 16:15

Go implies a change of location! Those were words I heard from Loren Cunningham, founder of Youth
With a Mission, many years ago at my Discipleship Training School in Kona, Hawaii.
Having been involved in short-term and long-term missions since I was fifteen years old, I have repeated
Loren's quote many times in connection with Jesus command (the Great Commission) found throughout
the entire New Testament and the whole Bible for that matter. Theres something about being in motion
and not being static or stagnant.
In Spanish, the word used for GO (into all the world and preach the Gospel) is the word ID. When I first
came across id in my Spanish Bible, I did not completely understand its meaning, since in English we use
only one form of the verb to go. What I did not know at that point is that in Spanish the meaning is
actually easier to understand. I had to ask a native Spanish speaker to help me comprehend the full
meaning of this powerful little two-letter word, id. I was enlightened by learning that when using the verb
form id instead of ir, one uses the word GO in its most emphatic form (the present imperative). As I
discovered, GO was not an option, it was a command! Simply put, the Great Commission of Jesus to go is
much clearer in Spanish! Its an order! Its a command, a mandate! As the great missionary statesman,
Hudson Taylor, said two centuries ago, The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; its a
command to be obeyed!
Loren Cunningham expressed it so simply and yet profoundly: Go implies a change of location! Sad to
say, the majority of Christians sitting in church respond to the Great Commission by saying, Lord, if you
want me to go the ends of the earth to serve you, give me thirty-seven confirmations, a direct word from
the archangel Gabriel, and a blank check from the leadership of the congregation. Then Ill go. The truth
of the matter is that Christians dont go because many have never said, with the prophet Isaiah, Here am
I, Lord. Send me. Many have created their own version: Here am I, Lord. Send my sister or my brother!

The late Keith Green (my all-time favorite singer/songwriter) and his wife, Melody, were impacted by a
short-term missions trip to Europe prior to his death in 1982. Upon experiencing the mission field first
hand, seeing the lack of missionaries and the need to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth, Keith
began to write numerous missions songs that served to mobilize many American young people to the
nations. Nobody knew that his own life would soon come to an end at the age of twenty-eight. Although
his lyrics are now well over twenty years old, the message is just as applicable today. The song that most
impacted me is Asleep in the Light. Read the words to the song and sense his passion for the lost.
Do you see, do you see
All the people sinking down
Dont you care, dont you care
Are you gonna let them drown
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the jobs done
Oh bless me Lord, bless me, Lord
You know its all I ever hear
No one aches, no one hurts
No one even sheds one tear
But he cries, he weeps, he bleeds
And he cares for your needs
And you just lay back
And keep soaking it in
Oh cant you see its such a sin
Cause he brings people to your door
And you turn them away
As you smile and say
God bless you, be at peace
And all heaven just weeps
cause Jesus came to your door
Youve left him out on the streets
Open up, open up
And give yourself away
You see the need, you hear the cries
So how can you delay
Gods calling and youre the one
But like Jonah you run
Hes told you to speak
But you keep holding it in
Oh cant you see its such a sin
The world is sleeping in the dark
That the church just cant fight
cause its asleep in the light

How can you be so dead


When youve been so well fed
Jesus rose from the grave
And you, you cant even get out of bed
Oh, Jesus rose from the dead
Come on get out of your bed
How can you be so numb
Not to care if they come
You close your eyes
And pretend the jobs done
You close your eyes
And pretend the jobs done
Dont close your eyes
Dont pretend the jobs done
Come away, come away, come away with me my love
Come away, come away, come away with me my love
Its true that many have their eyes closed today, pretending that the job is done. But the job is not done
and will not be completed unless the Church (Gods people) begins to involve itself profoundly in the task
it was given to complete, the Great Commission. In Greens last song, Jesus Commands Us to Go, he
wrote, Jesus commands us to go, but we go the other way, so He carries the burden alone, while His
children are busy at play, feeling so called to stay.
Instead of waiting for an audible voice telling us to go, what would the Church and world be like if we
understood that the Great Commission is not an option to be considered, but rather a command to be
obeyed? What would happen if Christians would launch out and say, Lord, I am going to go. If its not
your will that I go, stop me? Keith Green had to go to the other end of the spectrum precisely because
the vast majority of people dont think in those terms. I fully understand that the majority of Christians
will not be heading off to the mission field to serve the Lord long term, but I also know that if we are going
to complete the Great Commission, it requires that every Christian and true disciple of Christ needs to
embrace the Great Commission and become a people in motion.
A ship that is tied up at the dock will never leave the port. It is only when the ship is untied and begins to
move toward the open sea that it can arrive at its destination. A huge ship is guided by a relatively small
apparatus, a rudder. The rudder in the life of a disciple of Jesus is the Holy Spirit. But the Holy Spirit
cannot guide us unless we begin to move! How many frustrated Christians are out there in their
congregations complaining that God doesnt use them and that they have no ministry? They are static
and stagnant sitting in a pew, like a ship tied up at port, not going anywhere!
Begin to move. Begin to serve God where you are, and he will lead and guide you. Many times we think
that the will of God is to the left, when it is to the right. When we begin to move, when we GO, the Holy
Spirit can guide us and make the necessary correction to turn us from the left to the right. To the contrary,
if we dont begin to move, well never arrive anywhere. Go implies a change of location!
Asleep In The Light by Keith Green Sparrow Records, 1979
Jesus Commands us to Go! by Keith Green Sparrow Records, 1982

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