DAY 331 Read Romans 1 and 2.
Today's reading: Apparently shortly after completing the letter to the Galatians, Paul wrote to the Romans. In this epistle he covers the same subject--righteousness by faith in Jesus.
Memory gem: "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Romans 1:16).
Thought for today:
The apostle Paul was not ashamed of the gospel because the gospel actually did the things he claimed for it. It actually changed men's lives. When the apostle Paul preached the gospel, people were converted. Thieves became honest. The impure became pure. The faithless became true. I'll tell you something, friend: the gospel does the very same thing today. It changes men. It changes them from inside out. It is more than just a coating or veneer of civilization and culture on the outside. The gospel changes the heart by the miracle-working power of God. It brings conversion, justification, and sanctification, and finally, when Jesus comes, glorification.
I have seen lives changed by this miracle power of God revealed in the gospel. The mail coming in to the Voice of Prophecy tells us of hundreds, thousands, who have been gloriously changed by the presence of the gospel.
We do not need to be ashamed of the gospel today, for it is still power--"the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Will you believe? Will you give your heart to Christ? If you want to break the chains of habit, give your heart to Jesus. If you want to overcome in the battle of life, give your heart to Him. If you want to change your thinking, give your heart to Christ. If you want to change your ways of living, give your heart to Christ. If you want to be happy in this world, give your heart to Him.
Just now say, "I will, Lord--God helping me. I will accept Christ as my personal Saviour. Fill my heart with Thy Spirit. Point out to me my sins and give me grace to overcome. Send the Holy Spirit into my life to cleanse me and to lead me. This I ask in Jesus' name. Amen."
And, friends, He will do it, and you will find as the apostle did that the gospel of Christ is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth."
Today's reading: Apparently shortly after completing the letter to the Galatians, Paul wrote to the Romans. In this epistle he covers the same subject--righteousness by faith in Jesus.
Memory gem: "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth" (Romans 1:16).
Thought for today:
The apostle Paul was not ashamed of the gospel because the gospel actually did the things he claimed for it. It actually changed men's lives. When the apostle Paul preached the gospel, people were converted. Thieves became honest. The impure became pure. The faithless became true. I'll tell you something, friend: the gospel does the very same thing today. It changes men. It changes them from inside out. It is more than just a coating or veneer of civilization and culture on the outside. The gospel changes the heart by the miracle-working power of God. It brings conversion, justification, and sanctification, and finally, when Jesus comes, glorification.
I have seen lives changed by this miracle power of God revealed in the gospel. The mail coming in to the Voice of Prophecy tells us of hundreds, thousands, who have been gloriously changed by the presence of the gospel.
We do not need to be ashamed of the gospel today, for it is still power--"the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." Will you believe? Will you give your heart to Christ? If you want to break the chains of habit, give your heart to Jesus. If you want to overcome in the battle of life, give your heart to Him. If you want to change your thinking, give your heart to Christ. If you want to change your ways of living, give your heart to Christ. If you want to be happy in this world, give your heart to Him.
Just now say, "I will, Lord--God helping me. I will accept Christ as my personal Saviour. Fill my heart with Thy Spirit. Point out to me my sins and give me grace to overcome. Send the Holy Spirit into my life to cleanse me and to lead me. This I ask in Jesus' name. Amen."
And, friends, He will do it, and you will find as the apostle did that the gospel of Christ is "the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth."
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