If you are saved tell somebody

"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say this-" Psalm 107:1-2



We, who have been redeemed through the blood of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit have a story to tell. Its good news and we should proclaim it especially to our friends and family. If we do, praise God for our faithfulness, if not, then why?

Paul writes, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile.” Romans 1:16 Alistair Begg, in his “Truth for Life” podcast asks, if the gospel is “good news,” “Why would any one be ashamed of good news?” Why someone, who understands what Paul would is saying in this scripture, hesitate to tell others about “the power of God that brings salvation?”

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul reveals a significant dilemma that exists between the believer and the non-believer regarding the message of salvation through Christ. He writes, “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” As the non-believer slips farther away from the “message of the cross,” it becomes more difficult for him or her to understand the message. Conversely, as one grows closer to God and faith is increased the word says that the message is “the power of God.”

If this is true, perhaps failure to share the gospel may, in large part, be due to a lack of faith. If one doubts the power of God to transform lives through salvation he or she may be reticent to share the gospel. Secondly, if an unsaved person tends to receive the word as “foolishness,” another temptation and a growing trend these days may be to “water down” the message in order to make it more palatable. Unfortunately, doubting the message and changing the message are not what God wants and our meddling in his plan, nullify the power of His word.

If we truly believe God’s word we must be faithful to it as it stands. It will not have the same power as God intended if we change it. We must believe it has the power that God says it has and not be afraid to tell it to everyone no matter how they receive it. Paul sums up what God requires of his followers: “For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." The beginning and end of our relationship with God is only through our faith. We cannot add to or subtract anything from the reality that it is by our faith in Jesus Christ and Him crucified that we are seen as righteous in the eyes of God. No effort, no works no good deeds, nothing can make us righteous. Until we have faith in God's word, we will be unable (perhaps even ashamed) to tell others of the “good news” of our Lord.

My prayer. Father, forgive us for our minuscule faith and our embarrassment for sharing our faith with others. We have sinned against you every time we have lacked the courage to tell others about you. We have disappointed you whenever we tried to dilute the power of your message to make it more acceptable to the world. Help us Lord to expand our faith and be bold in our proclamation of the good news of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. In His mighty name I pray, Amen!