Dynamite

1-15-10 Rom 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. "

The Gospel. The gospel of Christ. The gospel of the Messiah. What is it? It is that He was born, came in the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God through His death and resurrection. (Rom. 1:1-4) A very simple message. The good news is this: The Son of God was born in the flesh, He lived here on this earth where He died but He did not stay dead, He rose again and now lives. It is this message that is the “power of God to salvation”. It is this message that is God’s dynamite to bring people to deliverance.

Sometimes I think we make things too complicated. We try to convince people that they are sinners. Or we try to win arguments about truth. Or we try to shove what we think down people’s throats. This verse tells us what to do. Share the Gospel. Tell people about the simple fact that Jesus, the Son of God came to this earth to deliver people. He did it by dying, but He did not stay dead, He rose from the dead and was verified to be God’s one and only Son. That’s it. Share that message and let it work…for it will work. It is the power of God. The word for power actually means “inherent power”. It has some internal power. It has some built in power that we really don’t understand, but it works in the lives of people to bring them to salvation.

This world really is a mess. People are not content. People are restless. You can sense it all over the place. People are lost. People are stuck. They are bound. They need deliverance. They need salvation. They need Jesus. He is the only One who can deliver. He is the only One who can free. He is the only One who can bring salvation. And it is the simple message of the Gospel that will do it.

God, give me the opportunities to share it and not be quiet. Share it simply, share it confidently and let God do the rest.