In 490 B.C. Pheidippides was tasked with taking a message from the Battle of Marathon to the Spartans beseeching them for their help in defeating the Persian host. He ran the 150 miles to Sparta only to find that they would be unable to help for another 6 days. Knowing that the Athenians would be defeated in that time - he ran the 150 miles back to the battlefield to tell his commanding officer that the Spartans were not coming. The Athenians pressed the attack and won the day. Pheidippides' mission was critical to their victory - despite the hardship and the difficulty, he finished the mission. Christ provided a mission and message to his disciples before he ascended to Heaven. He told them to go out and make disciples of the nations, to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and to baptize those who believed. They were told to wait until the Day of Pentecost, to receive the power promised from on high. That event, commemorated on this day of Pentecost was the catalyst of their mission. They went out and did as they were told and as time went on, that message and mission has come down to us. What must we do to finish that mission?
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