Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves

The link below by Scotty Smith is a great reminder that the gospel is not just something that gets us into heaven. Rather it is everything. It is our means of salvation, but it is also our means of growth and what drives us and enables us to worship.  Here is an excerpt:

"There was a time when I thought the gospel was only for nonbelievers—simply the doorway for beginning a relationship with you. I now realize we believers need the gospel just as much as nonbelievers. From beginning to end, our redemption is entirely dependent upon the grace, truth, and power of the gospel. Indeed, there’s nothing more than the gospel, there is just more of the gospel.

Thank you for rescuing us from the notion that salvation is primarily death preparation. It’s about coming to life and it concerns the whole of life. It’s about becoming like you, Jesus—one Day being as beautiful and loving as you. It’s about deliverance from our little stories of personal peace and affluence, that we might serve in your big story of pan-national and cosmic redemption. What a privilege and honor!"

Read it all here.

To God Alone be the Glory