Romans 10:15
And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Gospel of Peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!"
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 2097 & 1515
Preach the Gospel: to announce good news
From the Greek word 'euaggelizó' (pronounced yoo-ang-ghel-id'-zo): sharing the Full Gospel of Christ.
This is the word from which we get 'evangelize', which literally means all of the above in addition to how to live a saved life in Christ.
Peace: one, quietness, rest
From the Greek word 'eiréné' (pronounced i-ray'-nay): God's gift of wholeness; to join or tie together.
GOSPEL OF PEACE
This gospel of peace through and in Jesus Christ is what separates the born again Christian from all other religions. Only in Christ are we able to turn from the wickedness of our selfishness and turn to God for His forgiveness, which He grants when we believe that Jesus Christ is Lord.
Only in Christ can we begin to live a holy life, as becoming holy is a process which begins when we confess that Jesus Christ is not only Lord of All, but our LORD! He's MY Lord. He's MY God. He's MY Savior. He's MY Redeemer.
Though the salvation of all is given through God's only begotten Son Jesus Christ, it must be received and believed on an individual basis. You and you and yes, even you must make a decision regarding Christ. And, hopefully, prayerfully, your decision is Yes.
PEACE of GOD
Christ died to bring us to God, for there was no other way for our sins to be atoned, paid for, permanently until the Holy Lamb of God laid down His own life for our lives. What a gift! Such grace which God covers us with! He loves us that much.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 6:40
"For it is My Father's will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
2 Corinthians 5:18,19
All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be The Propitiation for our sins. [propitiation: atoning sacrifice, atoning blood].
Did you catch that in Romans 5:8? "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"? God sees our wretchedness, our loneliness; He hears the cries of our hearts to be rescued and loved. So He sent His Son to pay the ultimate price to deliver us from the darkness of this world and bring us into the light of His love.
God loves us and wants us to be with Him, but without holiness that is impossible. Jesus died to save us and bring us near to God, beginning the process of holiness. We need to be a holy people and for that we need God's Holy Lamb to save us and God's Holy Spirit to mold us into Holy people. We need transforming grace which only comes from a right relationship in Christ.
This peace of God is our assurance that He will never leave us, that He won't change His mind about having us near Him. This peace of God is steadfast within us, anchoring us to Him.
PRAISING THE GOD OF PEACE
Surrendering our lives to Christ is the least and the most we can give back to Him. We do so with Joy, abandoning what we thought would bring us peace to embrace the Peace of God which passes all understanding.
It is beyond our ken to have full knowledge of all that God is and does. It is enough that we have faith to believe that all that God is and all that God does is for the embetterment of all who believe in Him and His Son.
So we raise our hands and voices in worship to our God. We praise His Name in song. We glorify Him with our lives. We are enriched because God has shared His riches with us: Jesus Christ.
Spirit of The Sovereign Lord - Lindell Cooley
His Name Is Jesus - Jeremy Riddle
How He Loves Us - Crowder
Lord I Need You - Chris Tomlin
He Knows My Name - Maranatha Singers
There Is None Like You - Lindell Cooley (written by Lenny LeBlanc)
Take My Life/Holiness - Scott Underwood
Living Hope - Phil Wickham
Majesty - Michael W. Smith
He Is - Crowder
I Am Your Beloved - Bethel Music
Blessed Assurance - Elevation Worship
