December 26, 2007
Still New
READ: 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you. —1 Corinthians 15:1
Did you ever notice how quickly things get old or outdated?
I thought about this the other day as I taught my class at a Christian college. They’re on the cutting edge by providing a laptop computer for each student. It wasn’t too long ago when it was innovative for a college to have computers for students in the library. Then it was cutting edge to provide them for dorm rooms. But someday even personal laptops will become obsolete as well.
Everything man creates will eventually go out of date. Everything gets old. Everything, that is, but the gospel. The gospel is over 2,000 years old. And though there have been a lot of updated Bible translations, the gospel is still as relevant today as it was when it was written.
The gospel is this: Jesus Christ came to earth, lived a perfect life, gave up His life by being sacrificed on a cross, was buried in a borrowed tomb, and was raised from the dead 3 days later (1 Cor. 15:1-4). Because He took our punishment for sin on Himself, He can forgive our sins and make us children of God if we put our faith and trust in Him (Acts 13:38-39).
Let the greatest story ever told make you brand-new—forever. It’s the story that never grows old.
Thy promises are true;
They are the “Amen” in my life;
Thy truths are ever new. —Anon.
