Acts 15:7. “And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, ‘Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the Gospel, and believe.’”
THE WORD OF THE GOSPEL. From the voice of the Savior on the mountain, in the cities, on the sea – Came the word of the Gospel. In private conversations, in the night or by a well, in a home or by a tomb – Came the word of the Gospel. At the supper with the emblems on the table, in the upper room with sorrowing men – Came the word of the Gospel. To the priests, to the judge, to the thief dying on a cross, to the centurion and his men – Came the word of the Gospel. On the road to Emmaus, in the room with closed doors, to men at breakfast by the sea – Came the word of the Gospel. On the mountain of ascension, last words to those He was leaving to do His work – Came the word of the Gospel.
On the streets of Jerusalem in a multitude of strange languages, every one there – Heard the word of the Gospel. In front of Jewish judges, in front of Romish leaders, in front of godless kings; all –
Heard the word of the Gospel. In Jerusalem and Judea, in the towns of Samaria, spreading as far as Antioch; people – Heard the word of the Gospel. In Damascus, in Turkey, in all of Asia Minor, in large cities and small towns; they – Heard the word of the Gospel. In the desert a traveler to Ethiopia, on an island a tribal leader, by a river; seekers – Heard the word of the Gospel. In jails and courtrooms, in dungeons and palaces, in meetings and markets; a generation – Heard the word of the Gospel.
In the catacombs and arenas, in groups small and large, in secret and in public: believers Tell the word of the Gospel. Across Europe and Asia, in the Middle East and Far East, in jungles and cities of Africa – Tell the word of the Gospel. In North America and South, in Central America and the islands across the seven seas – Tell the word of the Gospel. In the cold of the far north and south, in jungles steaming with heat, in teaming cities – Tell the word of the Gospel. To the children and the aged, to the rich and the poor, on the farms and in the villages – Tell the word of the Gospel. Arise and tell, sit down and write, kneel down and pray, lie down and prepare to Tell the word of the Gospel.
“These holy truths I am called to tell, Father God, are such an important trust that I dare not ever take it casually. Keep me with a serious but kindly manner. Give to me a mind that is clear and emotions that show. Enable me to speak with clarity and compassion. O God of my salvation, save souls that are hearing the Gospel now: In the name and for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”