How is your soul amidst life\u2019s uncertainties? In challenging times, many people become unhinged emotionally or feel helpless against their circumstances. This can cause instability and a drift from the foundations of your life. In a world of bad news, everyone needs good news! Gospel means good news. Hebrews 6:19 reminds us that there are two unchangeable things, which are an anchor for our soul: The name of Jesus and His promise. We have access to these because of the gospel.<\/p>\n
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed\u2014a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: \u201cThe righteous will live by faith.\u201d \u2013 Romans 1:16-17 (NIV) <\/p>\n
The key to living by the gospel is to embrace it by faith, \u201cby faith from first to last\u201d. What is the gospel? It is faith in Jesus to forgive your sins and cleanse you from unrighteousness; to make you righteous and to justify you \u2013 just as if you\u2019d never sinned.<\/p>\n
To be made righteous is to be made right with God. Your righteousness is given to you through Christ and His gospel \u2013 not through your good works. Jesus said, \u201cWhosoever believes in Me shall be saved\u201d (John 11:25). Through His death and resurrection, whoever believes is made right with God and welcomed into His family.<\/p>\n
The life-transforming power of the gospel is to \u201cthose who believe\u201d. To be freed from the law of sin and death doesn\u2019t mean you no longer sin, but that you are released from sin\u2019s control by the power of the Holy Spirit. It is the gospel that has the power to set you free, transform your life, and make you whole.
\nFrom the very first verse of Romans, Paul makes his passion and priority abundantly clear! Paul was proud to proclaim the extraordinary Message of God\u2019s powerful plan to rescue everyone who trusts Him. There is only one true gospel: The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n
What is influencing you? Where are you putting your trust? Do you allow your opinions or the opinions of others to compromise the gospel in your life? As a child of God, you have royal lineage; you are part of a royal priesthood, and all that the gospel promises are yours. Despite pressure to compromise this truth, when your life is gospel-centered, you can be confident that this truth will be revealed in your life and through your words. <\/p>\n
When you understand and embrace all that is within the fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it will be well with your soul.<\/p>\n
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