The outcome of the Gospel
for every believer.
Paul describes it in these
words:
I
proclaim the Gospel about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the
mystery hidden for long ages past, 26 but now revealed and made
known through the prophetic writings by the command of the eternal God, so that
all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from faith. Rom
16: 25 – 26.
This Gospel of Jesus
Christ brings about powerful transformation in the life of every
believer.
It makes us aware that, as
the Gospel has now been “revealed and made known to us” through the writings by
the Bible writers, as inspired by the Lord, we will have an urge, no a passion,
that all people and all nations may believe and get to know Jesus Christ in
order to receive the gracious personal relationship with God through Christ
that the Gospel is all about.
The outcome of the Gospel
is that we begin to understand that to only hear the Gospel is not the end
result God has in mind, but that we “will come to obedience that comes from
faith”. We need to obey the Gospel, which means to commit ourselves to him
and to the spreading of the Good News meant for everyone.
What glorious Good News we
did not receive to share with the world! That the cross and resurrection
of Jesus Christ is sufficient to satisfy the justice of a holy and righteous
God. Nothing stands between us and living in his presence anymore. We can
live and serve as he expected us to do from the beginning. Obedience that
comes from faith leads us to serve his Kingdom and sets us free to become the
men and women God has created us to be.
Where you find the Gospel
being faithfully preached and you find the preaching followed by God’s
children, it makes a critical difference in the lives of people.
The most exciting thing
about hearing the Gospel preached, is that we hear more about God.
We also learn to
understand that salvation comes from God. He gives it, sustains it and will one
day in heaven perfectly complete it.
When we come to Christ, we
suddenly realise that God in his mercy shaped the circumstances of our lives to
bring us to the point of faith and surrender. Our greatest surprise and our
greatest joy as believers is that we find that our salvation through faith, is
of the Lord. By his grace alone.
Is this not the sweetest
comfort of the Gospel? I cannot fail the salvation test, for all who
believe and trust in Christ alone, see that their salvation is from the Lord
who never fails us and forever remains our loving Saviour. Till the
end, and at the end.
Praise God today for the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. Praise Jesus that he is your salvation!
(Next Wednesday more about
“the God of the Gospel”)
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