"I am not ashamed of the Gospel"

While I am not about to endorse YouthQuiz.Com, they are a site worth taking a look at. Aside from a free online Keyword List (no they don't have them up for Romans and James yet), they also have devotionals based on the books that Quizzers are working on. This one is on Romans 1:16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile." (That is an FTV for next year, by the way.)

Rachel Scott’s story reminded me of many scriptures, including one we read today. The first phrase echoes in my mind, “I am not ashamed of the gospel”(v. 16). Why is living unashamed so important? Because one life unashamed of the gospel is so powerful it can actually convince others to believe in Christ and be saved! Verse 16 tells us so, and Rachel Scott’s life proves it is true. The gospel working in her life was (and still is) powerful enough to change other’s lives!

The devotional is worth a read. And it is first taste of the profundity that is ahead of us as we study Romans next year!