Teaching them to do...

Matthew 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Teaching them to do all whatsoever I have commanded you:...

This is statement made by Jesus is one of those that have given me the opportunity to not really understand what Jesus is saying. I have asked different pastors at different churches if they could clarify this statement and all I get back are variations of what Jesus said himself making it obvious that they don't know either.
This time has I have read through the book of Matthew I have come to a much clearer understanding at to what the "kingdom of heaven" and "the kingdom of God" are referring to as Jesus speaks of them. Each one, in context, is a here and now situation where the heart of the individual is being addressed, and in essence, is a back door method, or should I say, a softer method of letting the commands of God to be known to us.
So this time when I read the last statement recorded by the apostle Matthew, I mused over what I had read concerning the parables and the examples given by Jesus concerning the "kingdom of God" and "the kingdom of heaven" probably because this morning as I was praying what Paul said to the Philippians was still ringing in my heart as I read this morning:
Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. 13. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

Paul's way of admonishing the Philippians was to make them aware of the responsibility of recognizing what God was himself, stirring within them, and wanting them to recognize that this is no small matter, or something to sit and enjoy for a topic of discussion.

So I believe that I am just a little closer to understanding what Jesus was referring to in his command and understanding the grace of God and how to obey in my walk with him.