Preach To Yourself

Tonight I got to go out and share the gospel around the Brownsborow Rd area. I went with John McClure and Pastor Janke from Clifton Baptist Church down to a park at some basketball courts a little ways from Clifton. After a little while of listening to John and Pastor Janke share with a couple people, I was able to talk with a guy named Shawn. After finding out where Shawn was comming from I shared with Shawn truths from the Bible that God is Holy, we are fallen, sin can not dwell in God's prescence and must be punished, Christ has fulfilled all righteousness, he bore our sins in his body on the cross, and he has rose from the dead and defeated death.

While talking to Shawn I was reminded of how important it is for us to preach the gospel to ourselves everyday. Everything that happens in our lives, the crazieness, depression, feelings of despair can overwhelm us but there is hope in the risen Christ. Thanks be to God for sending Christ to free us from the slavery of sin and death. This gives me much hope of eternal life and this night has reminded me to rejoice in such a great salvation that God has graciously and mercifully given to us sinners through faith in Christ. Praise be to God forever!