Romans 1:16-17 - “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. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
When you are ashamed of something, you usually try to hide it and keep anyone from knowing about it. The opposite idea is presented here, concerning the Good News of Jesus Christ. Not only does God want to reveal His plan, when we know God’s plan, we want to reveal it too!
First of all, we see that the Gospel of Christ is GODS’ POWER FOR EVERYONE who believes it. In other words, anyone, anywhere. That means you and me! It tells us that God’s Power is in God’s message of Jesus Christ. It is a Living Message of a Living Messiah!
Sometimes we feel that if we only had more power from God in our lives, then things would be different for us. Here, we learn that what brings God’s power to our lives is receiving the Gospel of Christ. God did in Christ, for us, all that was necessary to produce His Power in our lives. HIS POWER IS IN HIS MESSAGE. When you tell what God has done, you get GOD’S POWER.
Next, we learn that the Gospel of Christ is the way that God reveals His righteousness God is not hiding anything from anyone. Christianity is not about people somehow finding a way to reach God. It is about how God has found a way to reach us. He uncovered His way of doing His righteous things for us in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
If it seems you cannot see or know what God is doing in your life, it is revealed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Gospel means Good News. God and Good things are inseparable. When God does something, it is always good. Begin to look at the things God has done for you in Christ and you will see something good.
Last, we see that is from faith to faith. It is progressive. God will never give up on you because you are not perfect. He gives you His perfect plan in Christ and His perfect plan will help you progress from right where you are.
You can get anywhere in the world from your front door. Walk out with the “X-Ray” picture of what God has done in Christ for you and, instead of being ashamed of what you’ve done, you will be Proud of what God has done, for you, In Christ! GOD IS SO GOOD!
