The Gospel IS Powerful

2 Corinthians 5:18-21

18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling[d] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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The last reason, from this passage at least, that we struggle and fail to share the Gospel, is because we miss the beauty of the message.

When was the last time you paused and reflected on what Jesus has done for you? You who was unworthy, who was actively rebelling against God, who hurt others and yourself with your sin. Your trespasses were many, uncountable even if you tried to make a list.

But God made Jesus, who WAS worthy, who walked in complete and perfect obedience, who healed and loved others in every single moment of His life, the one who deserved life. God made Him to BE sin, for you, for me. He made Jesus DIE, so we could live.

That’s why every time I take the Lord’s Supper I tear up, if I don’t actually cry. Because when I eat that stale little cracker and drink a little bit of grape juice, in my mind all I can think about was that I didn’t deserve the salvation I received, and Jesus loved me so much He was willing to die for one who hated Him by my life choices.

Here’s our issue. If we don’t reflect on the Gospel often, if we don’t think about what Jesus has done for us, it becomes stale just like the little cracker we eat. It loses its emotional and spiritual WEIGHT that drives us to action.

How much harder is it to share a message you don’t feel has power or the ability to change a life? Because none of us would say with our words we think the gospel is powerless, but then why aren’t we sharing about it with others?

We can’t claim the power of the Gospel and then with our lives reveal that we don’t actually think it has much power at all.

I can’t think of a nicer way to end this devotional so I’ll leave you with this.

Reflect on what Jesus has done for you, daily, hourly, as often as you need to. Remember the all-consuming, transforming power of the message that you say has changed your life. Then see how much easier it is to tell others.