RISE AND PRAY... LUKE 22:46 COMMUNICATION ... PRAYER FORCE WE LIVE BY..... LOVE PRAY FOR OUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FOES Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. The gospel way of justification by faith, for Jews and Gentiles. In these verses the apostle opens the design of the whole epistle, in which he brings forward a charge of sinfulness against all flesh; declares the only method of deliverance from condemnation, by faith in the mercy of God, through Jesus Christ; and then builds upon it purity of heart, grateful obedience, and earnest desires to improve in all those Christian graces and tempers, which nothing but a lively faith in Christ can bring forth. God is a just and holy God, and we are guilty sinners. It is necessary that we have a righteousness to appear in before him: there is such a righteousness brought in by the Messiah, and made known in the gospel; a gracious method of acceptance, notwithstanding the guilt of our sins. It is the righteousness of Christ, who is God, coming from a satisfaction of infinite value. Faith is all in all, both in the beginning and progress of Christian life. It is not from faith to works, as if faith put us into a justified state, and then works kept us in it; but it is all along from faith to faith; it is faith pressing forward, and gaining the victory over unbelief. Father, forgive us for being ashamed of the Gospel; forgive us for those times when we have not shared the very truth that has saved us. We repent of all fear of witnessing to our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that all that belong to The Lord might be committed to Jesus that they might never be ashamed of Him. Help us to gladly identify with Him, both in His sufferings and in His victories. May we never be intimidated by our peers. Please deliver us from those habitual sins that condemn our conscience and make us feel so unworthy of telling others of Jesus’ grace and power. May we be such lovers of the Gospel that we are eager to share it both in word and deed. By the blood of Jesus, in His name I pray. Amen.
Posted on: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 14:30:19 +0000
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