Oct. 16, 2013
LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!!
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believe………
This is how Webster defines the word ashamed: 1. feeling distressed or embarrassed, the feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace: There was the story of a boy who was asked by his mother what he had learned in Sabbath school that day. The boy describes the story of the Israelites exodus from Egypt,
but when he came to the dramatic portion about the crossing of the Red Sea, here is how he told the story: “Moses took out his walkie-talkie and called in the Israeli Air Force to bomb the Egyptians, while the others built a pontoon bridge to crossover the Red Sea.” His mother asked, “Is that how they told you the story?”
He dropped his head and muttered, “Well, no, Mom, but if I told you the story the way they told it to me, you’d never believe it!” Most of our sentiments exactly. Whenever we read the Bible, we are suddenly thrust into a world which seems out of touch with the reality of what we as humans consider real or believable.
For instance. Let’s take a few stories from the Word of God: First story, A world where the world we live in was created in seven days, A world where seas part and where millions of people traveled across on dry ground, A world where one man is able to kill a thousand men with the jawbone of a ass, A world where a teenager kills a giant with a slingshot and a stone.
but the ultimate or the most distant of all the stories in this world of make believe, is the story about the king of the universe. Who reincarnates His Son into a 
woman’s body. He is then born in A manger here on earth to poor parents.
He then lives a sinless life for thirty thee years and doing this time He performs many miracles and at the same time He, proclaims the good news of the gospel and then the Jewish people, His own ancestry, kills Him by Crucifixion on a hill called Calvary and then He raises Himself from the grave.
And He does all of this for our sins so that we can receive Salvation, but only if we believe and have faith in this fantastic story. And if we do have faith and believe, one day soon we will go to live with him in a far away place in the sky called heaven for ever and ever, where sin will no longer exist.
My friends, I just repeated to you, the good news of the gospel, but it is not for the saved Christian. We are beneficiaries of it, but We as Christians are expected to tell this story to A world lost in sin. Yes my friends, the adulterous, lying, stealing, gossiping, murdereous, covertness, greedy generation who are seeking a sign are expected to believe.
For in In Mathew 12:39 it says An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. But my friends it is not our responsibility to convict or save, that is the responsibility of the Holy Spirit it is only our responsibility to love, and in our Hearts each day LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!!
as we spread the good news of Christ soon return. Friends history tells us millions of martyrs died for this same gospel some are ashamed to proclaim. And most of them were not some skilled competent, proficient orator, or eloquent practitioner. But the good news of the gospel was mostly proclaimed by the common mediocre man or woman,
who experienced the transforming power of the holy Spirit in there lives, and just wanted to proclaim this good news of what Christ had done, and was doing in there lives at the time as they LET IT SHINE!!! My friends what a wonderful message to proclaim as you begin to tell how our loving Savior lifted you up,
and brought you to Safety in His loving, caring and merciful arms. Friends if you are willing to give it all for the Master AND LET SHINE!!! the Bible will speak for 
itself through Gods Spirit. Because there is power in the Word! So, let us all say with Paul, “I AM NOT ASHAME OF THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST.”
And we as Christians need never to be ashamed of our Christian faith because of God’s promises in Romans 5:5 which say’s “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.” Romans 10:11 also says “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
So today my friends if You love the Lord with all your Heart and soul, then tell the world and LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!! LET IT SHINE!!!
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
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