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. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”

Romans 1:16,17

How beautiful that message is. I know it’s something we read and hear about frequently as Christians, but I don’t think it should ever become old. What a comforting, amazing message. The gospel is the means for our righteousness. Through it, we have standing before God. We aren’t bound by our works or abilities, just the gospel. We have no need to earn grace, it has been extended to us by a loving God. The gospel seems absurd by human standards. But is is through something so utterly simple that the power of a mighty God is able to extend salvation to His people. Perhaps we are ‘ashamed’ of it, as Paul puts it, because it is so simple. It seems too good to be true. I think in reality, it should be the most exciting thing. In our freedom, we can rejoice in the gospel. Hardly anything to be ashamed of.