THE FASCINATING POWER OF GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The power of the Gospel of the LORD Jesus to transform sinful, wicked and evil human beings is a very fascinating study. It is a transformation of the darkest of darkness into the brightest of brightness. This transformation is possible only when the fallen man is convinced and convicted of his sinfulness, and realises the need for God to wash away all his sins by the precious and priceless blood of the LORD Jesus Christ, shed for us on the Cross of Calvary. Only then we see a new man, a new creation, and a transformation that is fascinatingly inexplicable. This is the power of the Gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ.
– “3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” 4 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God…7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’” – John 3:3-5,7
– “17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ…” – 2 Corinthians 5:17-18

The Gospel of the LORD Jesus…
– It draws people to a changed life.
– It draws the saved sinner to volitionally want live a life contrary to the standards of world and the desires of the flesh.
– It makes them go to far off places to preach the gospel.
– It makes them endure hardships.
– It makes them endure sufferings.
– It transforms their hearts to give generously to the point of emptying their own pockets for the cause of God.
– It makes them even to give their very Iives as a joyful and willing offering of sacrifice, for the LORD Jesus.

Oh the inexplicable and fascinating power of the gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ…who can explain it?
– “18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” – 1 Corinthians 1:18

Here under a few examples from the Church History that happened on this very day, the 8th October some hundreds of years ago. The historical incidents help us understand the power of the Gospel of the LORD Jesus.
– 08 October 1664 – Benjamin Keach is hauled before a magistrate and accused of scandalous behavior for printing a Baptist primer for children.
– 08 October 1744 – Lawyer Elisha Paine, imprisoned in Windham, Connecticut, for preaching illegally, writes to his wife saying he preached on the prison grounds, with the result many people came under spiritual conviction.
– 08 October 1797 – Jacob Albright, an evangelist among German speakers, preaches his first known sermon—in an open marketplace at Shafferstown, Pennsylvania. His text is Hebrews 2:3, “How will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?” The gathering is broken up by a mob.
– 08 October 1871 – Ex-con Jerry McAuley opens the Water Street Mission of New York, one of the first rescue missions in the world.

Dear brothers and sisters, has the Gospel of the LORD Jesus touched and transformed your lives? Do we bear the fruit of such a transformation? Do other see those fruit in our lives? Do others acknowledge our transformation? What visible signs can we see and clearly identify as the transformation because of the Gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ? Let us pause and ponder. Let us seek the LORD Jesus to help us bear clear and visible fruits for our Redeemer, the LORD Jesus Christ. Even so, the LORD Jesus help us.