MI DAILY DEVOTION
WEDNESDAY
BELIEVE ON THE GOSPEL FOR YOUR SALVATION
(I Corinthians 15:3- 4) For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4- And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
What is the meaning of the word “Gospel”? According to the Bible gospel means the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ according to the Scriptures. When you believe on what Christ did on the cross 2,000 years ago for eternal life, it made it a full gospel. It means it fulfills its true meaning in people’s live as people accept it by faith in the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord. Apostle Paul wrote: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9- Not of works, lest any man should boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9) Believing in Christ for eternal life may not be a perfect doctrine for many. But that’s what the Bible says… It was because of the finished work of Christ on the cross. There will be no Christmas, Holy Friday and Easter Sunday celebrations if not for the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrificial death on the cross. It was His love for sinners that put Him on a tree. The gospel is the result of the Holy Trinity’s umbrella of love and sacrifice for humanity. If you would imagine God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit put their hands and hearts together to cover us and embrace us all with their love and for our salvation. But notice what human race did to God; the Bible says: Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. 20- For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21- Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (Romans 1: 19-21)
