The gospel is the good news.  It is the good news of God’s salvation of man through faith in Jesus Christ.

If you are reading this then hopefully, at some point along the way, someone shared with you the good news.  Someone who cared enough to make sure that you knew that Jesus is the only way to heaven and that our sin and guilt could all be taken away.

I hope you understand how powerful and hopeful the message of the gospel really is.  It contains all of the love of God for His creation and the price that He paid to redeem us and it is freely available for all who will believe.  Clearly, it is a message that is worth sharing and worth being excited about.

¹⁴ How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵ How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!” (Romans 10:14-15 NASB)

 I don’t know about you but when I think of sharing the gospel the first thing that comes to my mind is speaking the words.  But according to Romans chapter 10 verse 15 the first, most important part is not the speaking and the words but the going.  In other words, we must use our feet (and hands and body) before we open our mouths.

I can speak (and write) enough words to fill many books but unless my actions have already been preaching the news of God’s love and grace to those around me then I might as well not bother.  My feet need to be headed in a good direction and my life’s purpose under God made very clear before I do any sort of speaking on God’s behalf.

The gospel message requires both components to be effective.  Feet that go and a mouth that speaks.  We can’t neglect either one in our mission to reach the lost.  But the going and doing must proceed the speaking.

The message works best when it is delivered in person by someone who cares about the recipient.  It’s not that electronic media or a sermon preached to a massive audience can’t have an effect in winning souls.  These things can and do have their place.  But the most effective (and I would argue, the closest to God’s heart) way to deliver the gospel message is from person to person, face to face with love and in truth.

What kind of gospel is this?  A personal one.  Jesus always saves the individual and speaks to every heart uniquely.  And so must we.  Let us always remember to be willing to go, enthusiastic about doing and ready to speak.