Bible Reading: Romans 1:1-16
Key Verse: Verse 16 – “ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
Key
Words: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ
The book of
Romans speaks of the gospel more than any other book in the Word of God.
Paul tells us
in verse one that he is “separated unto
the gospel.”
In verse nine,
Paul tells us that he serves in the gospel.
That is the reason for his service.
In verse
fifteen, he says, “I am ready to preach
the gospel,” which brings me to verse sixteen where Paul says, “I am not ashamed of the gospel.”
The gospel of
salvation is what Paul lived for. If we
fail to give out the gospel, many will perish.
Asian
missionary, M. V. Varghese, told of a commonplace tragedy in India. An Indian woman, Alila, took her infant son
to the river Ganges. With tears pouring
from her eyes, she stood there for a long time with the water lapping at the
baby’s feet, then she threw her six month-old son into the river.
Varghese found
her weeping on the banks of the Ganges.
Through her sobs she said, “The problems in my home are too many and my
sins are heavy on my heart, so I offered the best I had to the goddess Ganges.”
The missionary
gently told her of Jesus’ love and forgiveness.
She tearfully
responded, “I have never heard this before.
Why couldn’t you have come earlier?
My child would not have had to die.”
All over this world people are desperate for what only God can provide: salvation!! That’s what the gospel is!!!
What to do:
✞Be a witness daily.
✞Ask God to open doors for
you to witness.
✞Remember, people need the
Lord.
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