Romans 1:16
How
much is your faith proclaimed verbally verses being displayed spiritually and
physically…? There are a lot of us who put forth great signs of faith when we
are around other believers and followers of Christ; however, these
same people cower when a situation presents itself for them to stand in faith
amongst the darkness within this world… This is the message that is being presented through today’s focus verse,
Paul starts off by saying that despite what people may say or dear to even
think about Him and His past, I
am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ… You have to have a mindset that people will talk and you just have to
stay the course and stand in faith… The bible declares in the 13th chapter of Matthew a principle that we must apply to
our own lives… It is in this text that we must come to know that there are a
lot of people in the body of Christ which will not make it to the eternal
resting place called heaven… Jesus told them another parable: “The
kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. But
while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat,
and went away. When the wheat sprouted and formed heads,
then the weeds also appeared. “The owner’s servants came to him
and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the
weeds come from?“An enemy did this,’ he replied. “The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and
pull them up?” “No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you
may uproot the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the
harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and
tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my
barn.” I reference this scripture just
to make the point that the enemy has planted weeds which are sprouting amongst
the wheat planted by the Lord and they will be separated when the proclamation
of the gospel comes forth… You
can tell wheat from weeds when faith comes into the equation… Wheat says For I am not ashamed while weeds will be manipulated and controlled by
their surroundings… The message today is clear, the word of God is the
deliverance that paves the way to Salvation in Christ… You have to have the
word in you if you want to see the path that God has paved for you…This is why
Paul says it is the power of God
unto salvation to everyone that believeth… You have the ability to unlock endless
possibilities in your life… You can’t be ashamed because if you are, you will
be subject to confusion and misdirection’s in this life… There are a lot
of people who pretend and actually think they can pull the proverbial wool over
Gods eyes; Paul makes a declaration today in his letter to the Church of Rome,
he says that he is not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ; it saddens me today,
because I believe that there are far too many people who are faithful behind
closed doors, but silent amongst the people of the world… They have a closet religion, the only time God is
praised and honored is when they feel by themselves and that no one else can
see them; Paul gives us the reasoning behind why we shouldn’t be hiding our
walk with God! He states in this scripture that it is the power of God unto
salvation to everyone that believeth, it is by the word of God and the good
news of Jesus Christ’s’ death
that we have the ability to live, it is by His offering that we are no longer
offered unto death and sin! Christ
thought it not robbery to leave His home in glory and take on the form of man,
we shouldn’t deny our faith when we understand the He is faithful and has
already begun a work in us that He will see completed! The fact that we should
be dead right now, the fact that we should have had access to heaven denied and
the fact that we are born sinners should be enough to profess your faith in
Christ! Knowing that Jesus paved the way should be enough for you to come out
of your hiding spot, knowing that He
cared for you when no one else did should be enough for you to stop concealing
your true worth on the account of others… Through Christ you are free, through Christ you are
healed, through Christ you are delivered and the world needs to know your
story! The world needs to know that God saved you; the world needs to know that
you have a companion, who is closer than any brother or sister that you have
ever known; the world needs to hear your testimony of God’s goodness and the
light that He has shined upon your life! I know who saved me; I know who never
turned His back on me, I know who is always by my side, I know who comes and
checks on me in the midnight hour and I know who is coming back to receive me
unto Himself and take me back to my eternal home in Glory! If you know the things that have been said today are
true, than just as Paul said, we should not be ashamed!
BE BLESSED!!!
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