Don't Be Ashamed Of Jesus!

Friday's Devotion (4-9-04)

"So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. 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." Romans 1:15-16 (KJV)

A lot of us are afraid to open our mouths and preach the gospel. However, this is not something to be ashamed of. Why should we be ashamed of something that saves our souls? We should be ashamed of our sin, not of the thing that cleanses us of our sin. Jesus Christ, cleanses us of all our sin and if we are ashamed of His gospel, then we are also ashamed of Him and we shouldn't be. It should be our glory and honor to preach His gospel to others. Some people may not be open to it, but there are plenty of people that are open and will listen to you. You can't let the few that aren't open about it, scare you off from speaking about it! The internet is filled with all kinds of websites. There are people online that don't want to hear the gospel and those people don't come here. I'm preaching to the people that want to hear what I'm preaching. If I worried about the millions of others online that didn't want to hear my preaching, then this website wouldn't be here and I would just be one miserable person who can't speak his heart, because he is afraid of what others might say or think. I tell you, that is no way to live! You can't please everyone with your words, but you can please God, with them! Don't seek to please men with the words that come out of your mouth. Seek to please God and seek to save souls! Our life is too short not to share the gospel of Christ. There are people who may die tomorrow and they will never have heard the gospel. With that being said, who are you to keep it from them? We should be ashamed for keeping our mouths shut, when people are in need of saving! Be ready to preach and do not feel ashamed about it! Do not feel embarrassed, because you talked about the thing that you love! When I was a wrestling fan, I would wear T-shirts with wrestlers all the time and I wasn't ashamed, because I was a big fan. Now I wear Jesus t-shirts and I'm not ashamed, because I love the Lord! Don't be ashamed of Jesus!

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins and we forgive all those who've wronged us. Please bring us closer to you and help us to please you with our mouth and our actions. Help us to never be ashamed of the gospel of Christ. In Jesus, name. A-men!

God bless!

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