We all have certain things in our lives that we are not proud of. We would be ashamed of ourselves if the story is ever publicly told. We try to do what we can to make sure that these failures, struggles, or sins are never revealed.
The gospel message, however, is completely different. In Romans 1:16-17 the apostle Paul wrote, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.'”
The gospel is the message from God of salvation. It’s power is revealed when the believer is made righteous by God through the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ. The believer is transformed from sinner to saint, from enemy of God to His child, from a slave to sin to freedom in Christ, and from hopelessness to secure in the hope of his salvation.
So we can be bold in proclaiming the gospel message. There is no shame in proclaiming this powerful truth.
Reluctant Retiree 