God's Glory Church

“A faithful word: if we died together with Him, then we will live together with Him!” — 2 Timothy 2:11

For more than two centuries, the first hymn in the Methodist songbook was “Oh, if I could praise You with a thousand mouths.” Written by Charles Wesley and originally titled “On the Anniversary of Conversion,” this song was created to celebrate being completely renewed through faith in Jesus. The song consists of eighteen stanzas that proclaim the glory of God’s goodness to those who repent and follow Christ.

Such faith should be celebrated and shared. In the 2nd Epistle to Timothy, the apostle Paul encourages him to remain steadfast in his faith and persistently share the Gospel, for which he suffers torment “even to prison, like that criminal” (2 Tim. 2:8-9). However, Paul does not doubt his choice at all and calls Timothy to remember the Good News, “about Jesus Christ of the seed of David, who rose from the dead” (v. 8), who came not to rule, but to serve and, ultimately, to die for the sins of the world so that we may have peace with God. Death did not win. Jesus rose from the dead!

We are free, and the Good News about Him is also free. “The word of God cannot be imprisoned” (v. 9), even in those places where death seems to have won: in prison cells, hospital beds, graves. In Christ there is hope for all people. This is news worth noting!

How do you rejoice in the Good News of Jesus in your daily life? Who can you share this news with?

Heavenly Father, thank you for saving me and giving me the opportunity to share the Good News with others.

Author: Matthew Lucas