Rom. 1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 

     Are we ashamed to call ourselves Christians, believer in Christ? We may not be ashamed but we may live like we are ashamed by not telling others of our faith in Christ and the Gospel message. We offer excuses for our lack of proclaiming the Gospel as if it is not our fault or our lack of faith. Every believer needs to be telling those they know and meet, first how Jesus saved them and next how they can also be saved. We recognize that not everyone we share our faith with will trust in Christ but we also do not know those who will accept Jesus as their Savior. We are to witness to the fact that we have come to know Christ and that Jesus is available anyone who will believe. Christ did not tell the disciples that they would be perfect in every way as they went about telling others about Jesus but telling others was their mission.  As we go about our daily lives may we tell those who are lost that Jesus is their only hope with the things we say and the things we do. Do not be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ.

Scripture:  Mk. 16:15 ; Acts 18:9-10 ; Titus 2:15 ; Acts 19:8 ; Phil. 1:14 ; I Cor. 4:10 ; I Pet. 3:14-15 ; Rom. 1:16 ;

                Heb. 4:12 ; Acts 14:3 ; Is. 55:11 ; Ps. 126:6 ; II Cor. 9:10 ; Acts 10:34 ; Rom. 1:16 ; Acts 15:7 ;

                Acts 17:22-23 ; II Pet. 3:9 ; Acts 16:10 ; I Cor. 1:17