Preach It! - Rom. 1:4-5

"And Jesus Christ our Lord was shown to be the Son of God when God powerfully raised him from the dead by means of the Holy Spirit. Through Christ, God has given us the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere what God has done for them, so that they will believe and obey him, bringing glory to his name." Rom. 1:4-5

As always, Paul wastes no time--he squeezes the entire gospel message into the first few verses of Romans! What a great example he sets! Shouldn't it be that simple? Isn't this all we are called to do? Sow the seed... Paul isn't "arguing" anything here (although he does later on in the book), he is simply delivering the message. They might believe, they might not, that is not his job. He states his "job" in this passage as having "...the privilege and authority to tell Gentiles everywhere..." Do we feel the same mandate to preach the Word? We should.

Holy Spirit, make me aware of every opportunity you are giving me to communicate your message--don't let me be blinded. Give me the courage to open my mouth, let the words be yours.

Today's reading: 1Ki. 6; 2Ch. 3; Ps. 97; Rom. 1