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The Power of God for Salvation

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.” – Romans 1:16

Right now, everyone is waiting for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. People are working feverishly to develop one. It is the power of medicine to save lives…for the moment.

Temporary Life Saving
It’s true. the reality is that a vaccine will only protect you for a while. I don’t mean that you’ll have to get booster shots, I mean that eventually you and I still will die unless Jesus returns first. This is true for all medicines and medical procedures. They may prevent our death, but only for a while. Yet, these medical treatments are so important to us.

Permanent Live-Saving
God’s power of salvation is different though. It isn’t temporary, it’s permanent, for all eternity. What is it?

The Gospel!

It isn’t a process or a pill or a procedure. It is the message of Jesus Christ, that He died and rose again for our salvation and that if we believe in Him we shall be saved. 

It’s simple, but it’s powerful.

That is why we focus on the Gospel so much. In it, by the power of the Holy Spirit, we have life. So, we keep reminding ourselves and other Christians of it. We share it with those who don’t believe because they need it…even more than vaccine.

So, let us not be ashamed of the Gospel. Let us hold to it. Let us proclaim it!!

Dear Jesus,

Your Gospel is life. Please hold me firm in the faith of Your Gospel and help me to share it with others as the Good News that it is.

Amen.

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Kurt