Matthew's gospel retells the story of Israel. Jesus has played the role of Moses, of Joshua, of Solomon, of Elisha, and of Jeremiah. He has been through exodus and conquest. He has preached wisdom and repentance. He has predicted the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the temple. He has walked from the humiliation of the cross to the exaltation of the resurrection. He has gone from being forsaken by the Father to sitting at His right hand. He found His creation growing old and corrupted by sin and has started to make all things new. He was killed by unfaithful tenants in God's vineyard but has now reclaimed His inheritance. Every Lord's Day He continues to call us into His presence to pardon us, to teach us, to feed us, and then to send us back out into the world to make Him known. The end of Matthew's gospel is a new beginning for us. Will we do what He has told us?