| “And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” – Romans 10:15 |
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| The Beautiful Message and the Messenger In Romans 10:15 we have a commentary on the MESSAGE and the MESSENGER in which both are greatly complimented. The MESSAGE is so beautiful for it is the gospel of PEACE. The MESSENGER has beautiful feet as they preach or PROCLAIM this beautiful message of GLAD TIDINGS of GOOD THINGS. The MESSAGE of the MESSENGER is far more important than the messenger. This message the messenger brings changes EVERYTHING for a person as it changes the STATUS of a person with God in which the person who was at war with God now has PEACE with God. As sinners, we are against God and are enemies of God. But through believing the gospel, we are saved and now have PEACE WITH GOD. What a huge change!! No wonder it is called GLAD TIDINGS of GOOD THINGS. I suspect some of you are reading that phrase and you are wondering where you have heard this before. You might recall that it is part of the Christmas story. Remember Luke 2:10, “Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.” What was the good tidings of great joy to all people? Luke 2:11 gives the answer. “For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” What a MESSAGE we have received. Having received it we have the responsibility to be MESSENGERS to the world. We get to let all the people of the world know they can have peace with God! We get to let them know they can be reconciled to God. No wonder one might say the messenger has “beautiful feet!” Now the idea is not literal that a preacher – a messenger – has attractive feet, but rather that the reference to feet is that the FEET brought the messenger with the MESSAGE! We who proclaim the gospel to the lost world are viewed as having beautiful feet because we bring the most beautiful message any human could ever hear! Are people around you seeing you as someone with “beautiful feet” because you are bringing to them the most beautiful message that they can have PEACE WITH GOD? Are you a faithful messenger with the MESSAGE? You are after all SENT! Verse to DATE the Word on October 15 (10/15) is Romans 10:15. It says, “And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” Let it be said of you that you have beautiful feet because you were faithful in proclaiming the beautiful message of the gospel! Continue Strong for the Lord bringing the gospel to the world! And remember to DATE the WORD! |