Message for the Mess-age!

We must be bold in proclaiming the Gospel. There will be mockery and persecution which we must ignore. How much of humiliation would Noah have faced while making the ark? The Gospel of Christ is "the message for this mess-age!" Let us be proud of it! Christ is the Solution for all the national and international problems. There is no other way.

When the world and individuals ignore the King of kings, the Lord of lords and the Prince of peace, they are lost! "To proclaim the glorious Gospel of Christ to the masses everywhere and all the time" should be the clarion call of every Christian. Remember, when persecutions increase, the Son of Man who sits on the right hand of God gives you a standing welcome (Acts 7:55). Paul was never discouraged while passing through trials. The hope of God's promise was his motivation in witnessing. He proclaimed before King Agrippa, "Now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers" (Acts 26:6).

We should not be ashamed to proclaim this hope. A Christian who hesitates to witness for Christ is weak in his convictions. If I truly believe that Christ is the only way, I will not keep quiet. Christ was quite serious about our failure to witness for Him. He said, "Whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man will also be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels" (Mk 8:38).

Pessimism grips the leaders of even the developed nations. They know not "what" the morrow holds for them. But we believers in Christ know "who" holds the future for us. The Christ of yesterday and today will be the same for tomorrow also (Heb 13:8)! Most of the people around us are like sheep without a shepherd. When you share the Gospel with them, they are delighted. They will say, "Thank God, you told me about Jesus!" Be ready always to give an answer to anyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you (1 Pet 3:15).