“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the Gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.” 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
In his letters, Paul repeatedly draws our attention to the Gospel as the root, source, and power for anything we do – including prayer. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are of first importance not only because those are the objective facts which save us when we believe, but because everything God wants to do in us and in the world flow out of these “simple” but powerful statements.
As Paul said in 2 Corinthians 1:20, “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ”.
What promise of God has been the sweetest or most the significant to you lately? Spend time
now praising and thanking God for this promise.
What promise that God has made to the world, which remains at this time unfulfilled, are you most longing to see accomplished? Take that promise to the Lord, and plead the world’s need before him, asking him to use you in fulfilling this promise.
Remember that promise this week, and persistently approach God, the Righteous Judge, for its fulfillment in Christ.
Father, we also remember the promise you’ve made to Abraham, and confirmed again and again,
that through Christ, all nations on earth would be blessed with the Gospel. We ask that you use us
to fulfill that promise. Amen.
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