May 23rd – Capsule 23
TOPIC: NOT ASHAMED
BIBLE TEXT: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jews first and also to the Greek – Romans 1 vs 16.
Are you ashamed of Christ wherever you go? Apostle Paul addressed this issue amongst believers in Rome, that he is not ashamed to tell the Pharisee’s, the Romans, the gentiles about Jesus. Many Christians today are guilty of denial on their Christian identities. A certain righteous man was facing his wilderness period and was left with nothing and the only physical help he could get was to deny God and take shortcut into wealth, but he refused, even his wife pressured him but he ignored her foolish counsel.
This man is Job in the Bible, who refused to deny the gospel of truth at the face of trials and temptations. As a believer today with many worldly pleasures and enticing shortcuts waiting to lure God's children out of the faith, will you yield to these enticements or will you stand for the truth in Christ as an ambassador? Many have denied Christ like Simon Peter did, when faced with the world we prefer this world's comfort than the Gospel truth.
A certain young preacher of the gospel was offered a trip to the holy land but with conditions to weaken her faith and to make her ashamed of Christ and the power thereof but she refused their offer because she understands the mystery of the wilderness experience and the risks of shortcuts. And two years later, God brought his own offer to his daughter and everything worked out gloriously. Even unto death Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, with Daniel were not ashamed.
Prayer: O Lord, my God I repent from my sins of denial and I ask for a sound mind to boldly speak about Jesus without compromise and shame.
Insight: When you are standing with God, he will stand with you and you shall not be ashamed.
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