The Gospel, The Power of God Unto Salvation
Romans 1:16 talks about the gospel of Jesus Christ being the power of God unto salvation.
Let’s focus on this scripture today and let it soak into and become a part of us. Here in this word Paul says that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. He was proud to proclaim the good news of the Anointed One and what He has done for all mankind. It was his privilege to declare the word of the Lord.
And what is this word of the Lord that Paul was not ashamed to declare, to proclaim? He went about declaring that in this Jesus, in this word, the righteousness of God is revealed from one level of faith to another to another to another. He was declaring God’s kingdom----the way God does things, the way He operates. Paul was revealing God’s plan for man to walk in a place of love and joy and peace in the middle of earth’s temporal conditions, with the eternal understanding of the word of God. Paul was showing us a way to live that was greater than we had known before. He was showing us how to live in the position of righteousness that our heavenly Father has given us as children of the heavenly household (born again----born into a new household).
He goes on to state that this declaration, proclamation of the good news of Christ, The Anointed One, is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes—to the Jew first and then to the Greek, or all of mankind.
The word of God is the power of God. It is God’s dunamis power in operation. It is His miracle-working power in operation, unto salvation. What does this word salvation mean? Does it just mean being born again? Is that the exclusive meaning of this word? No, it actually is not limited to being born again. Being born again is part of a package of benefits that the Anointed One has purchased for every one who believes in Him. It is the word “soteria” which comes from the word “sozo.” It is one of my favorite words. It means deliverance, rescue, safety, health, healing, preservation, safety, protection, wholeness, wellness. It means all of these words to him who believes. These are our rights or privileges as children of God’s household of righteousness.
Every one who believes in the Christ, the Anointed One, Jesus, has access to these benefits. They are not exclusive for just a select few. They are for whosoever will come and partake, come and believe.
We make it so hard to believe for anything other than being born again. People even make it hard to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Exactly what is believing? Believing is a decision you make, based upon what you know, that what you have heard is true and it is true for your life. When you decided to get born again, you didn’t base it upon whether you felt born again or not. You based it upon the information you had been given. That was it.
Then why do we make the rest of the receiving of this package so difficult? It is difficult because we have to contend with outward circumstances here on this earth such as pain and sickness and disease and lack and doubt and unbelief and fear. Our minds have been exposed to so much negative input that we have to renew our minds daily to God’s positive input from His Word. God is a good God. He has only good things for us. However, since we have an enemy named satan, there is a battle going on for our lives. He wants to wipe us out. God wants us to see that we have the weaponry in Him to overcome anything that is thrown our way. What we must do is make a decision to believe God and His Word, to believe that His Word does work in our lives. We must believe that His word works for us personally, not just for our family and friends.
This walk with God is a personal walk. Everything with the Lord comes down to a personal decision. It starts with a personal decision to take Him as our Savior. It is also a personal decision to take Him as our Healer. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Prosperity. It is a personal decision to take Him as our safety. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Baptizer. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Deliverer. In every instance, it takes a personal decision of our believing that it will work for us.
Today you and I need to make some personal decisions and stick to them. Only believe!
Let’s focus on this scripture today and let it soak into and become a part of us. Here in this word Paul says that he is not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. He was proud to proclaim the good news of the Anointed One and what He has done for all mankind. It was his privilege to declare the word of the Lord.
And what is this word of the Lord that Paul was not ashamed to declare, to proclaim? He went about declaring that in this Jesus, in this word, the righteousness of God is revealed from one level of faith to another to another to another. He was declaring God’s kingdom----the way God does things, the way He operates. Paul was revealing God’s plan for man to walk in a place of love and joy and peace in the middle of earth’s temporal conditions, with the eternal understanding of the word of God. Paul was showing us a way to live that was greater than we had known before. He was showing us how to live in the position of righteousness that our heavenly Father has given us as children of the heavenly household (born again----born into a new household).
He goes on to state that this declaration, proclamation of the good news of Christ, The Anointed One, is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believes—to the Jew first and then to the Greek, or all of mankind.
The word of God is the power of God. It is God’s dunamis power in operation. It is His miracle-working power in operation, unto salvation. What does this word salvation mean? Does it just mean being born again? Is that the exclusive meaning of this word? No, it actually is not limited to being born again. Being born again is part of a package of benefits that the Anointed One has purchased for every one who believes in Him. It is the word “soteria” which comes from the word “sozo.” It is one of my favorite words. It means deliverance, rescue, safety, health, healing, preservation, safety, protection, wholeness, wellness. It means all of these words to him who believes. These are our rights or privileges as children of God’s household of righteousness.
Every one who believes in the Christ, the Anointed One, Jesus, has access to these benefits. They are not exclusive for just a select few. They are for whosoever will come and partake, come and believe.
We make it so hard to believe for anything other than being born again. People even make it hard to receive the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Exactly what is believing? Believing is a decision you make, based upon what you know, that what you have heard is true and it is true for your life. When you decided to get born again, you didn’t base it upon whether you felt born again or not. You based it upon the information you had been given. That was it.
Then why do we make the rest of the receiving of this package so difficult? It is difficult because we have to contend with outward circumstances here on this earth such as pain and sickness and disease and lack and doubt and unbelief and fear. Our minds have been exposed to so much negative input that we have to renew our minds daily to God’s positive input from His Word. God is a good God. He has only good things for us. However, since we have an enemy named satan, there is a battle going on for our lives. He wants to wipe us out. God wants us to see that we have the weaponry in Him to overcome anything that is thrown our way. What we must do is make a decision to believe God and His Word, to believe that His Word does work in our lives. We must believe that His word works for us personally, not just for our family and friends.
This walk with God is a personal walk. Everything with the Lord comes down to a personal decision. It starts with a personal decision to take Him as our Savior. It is also a personal decision to take Him as our Healer. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Prosperity. It is a personal decision to take Him as our safety. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Baptizer. It is a personal decision to take Him as our Deliverer. In every instance, it takes a personal decision of our believing that it will work for us.
Today you and I need to make some personal decisions and stick to them. Only believe!
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 7:27 AM
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