The most powerful words you can speak

In Youth last night, one of the verses we looked at was Romans 1:16.

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is God's power for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, and also to the Greek.

James talked about how powerful the tongue is.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in God’s likeness.

But when I think about it, I realize that most of the words we speak are limited in power. We may be able to (1) convey information, (2) change opinions, or (3) lift up or bring low emotionally. But when we speak the words of the gospel, the words we speak have the power to transform hearts!

There are plenty of aspects of this power: God promised His word would not return to Him empty, the word is sharper than a double-edged sword, the Holy Spirit illumines the hearer. There's plenty going on when we share the gospel. But the bottom line is, when you share the gospel, you are sharing the most powerful words you will ever speak. Your words can impact the eternal character and destiny of the person you are speaking to, and by extension, to all they may speak to, and all they may speak to, and so on.

So Paul wasn't ashamed of the gospel. He knew that no matter where he went, or whom he met, or what they had to say, the words he was bringing were the most important and powerful thing they would ever hear. It's still true today. God make us unashamed, and as Paul says in verse 15, eager to preach the good news!

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