Beautiful Feet.

I was reading Romans chapter ten last week and have been inspired to make a few comments about Paul's heart for lost people.
Paul begins the chapter writing of his "hearts desire that Israel be saved". He then proceeds in verse 4 to say how they can be saved; "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes".

This is followed in v8-13 by his challenge to the lost; "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart....... that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved..... for with the heart one believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation....... for whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved".

Of course, this is all very good news. Everyone everywhere can be saved. If they confess with their mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in their heart that God has raised Him from the dead, they will be saved. So simple, yet so powerful. We could leave this discussion there, but in doing so we would miss the greatest challenge of all.

Having delivered this simple way that people can be saved Paul says this in v14.....

"How then shall they call on whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?"

How indeed! I'm picking Paul's heart is breaking at this point. His hearts desire is that his people are saved. The mesage of salvation is so simple. Yet there are still multitides who have not yet believed, simply because they have not yet heard.

How can we live with this reality? Untold millions still untold!

Paul then makes this classic summary.....

"As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things".

The gospel is so simple, but not so accessible. Untold millions need to be told. Does this move us? Let's have beautiful feet!