He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. — Mark 16:15
There is a shortage of good news in our world.
Imagine what it would be like if you turned on the TV and instead of hearing about wars and disasters, about crime and political scandals, you heard a report that went like this: "The president has just announced that he is going to pay off everybody’s debt. If you owe anybody anything, just send the bill to the president and he has agreed to pay it."
Now that would be good news!
We bring good news into our world. That is our role.
Deep down, people know they are messed up. When a person finally feels safe enough to muster the courage to take an honest look at himself, he knows, immediately, that something is wrong. Most people cannot be bullied into this kind of honesty. Bullying doesn’t work because people hide from bullies or retaliate.
But our job is to preach good news.
What is the good news? Jesus will fix everything that’s wrong with you and with your world if you will let Him. Jesus is the Solution.
(More on this tomorrow.)
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.