Beautiful Feet Bring Good News
God often uses the least expected thing to do His best work. He used undistinguished fishermen and a ragtag team of Galileans to change the world.
According to Isaiah 52:6-7. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!”
These verses lead to the great gospel message in Isaiah 53:4-6 about the supreme sacrifice Jesus paid on our behalf. “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
For he who knew no sin was made the perfect sin sacrifice on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in him.
In Nahum 1:15 the word says ““Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace!”
Who delivers the Good News? According to Romans 10:14-17. “How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”
…So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
How do they receive the word of God? Faith comes by hearing the Word. They won’t hear the word unless someone preaches it. As men of God and Ambassadors for Christ we have been called and commissioned with the mission of speaking and preaching or “heralding” the Word of Truth.
What are the credentials required to preach the Word? Do you need to go to seminary and earn a Doctorate of Theology before you can preach? 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testament…”
God through the Holy Spirit will equip you when you speak forth His Word boldly and in love. That which thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou unto faithful men who shall be able to teach others also.
Our culture has attempted to make “leadership” a dirty word. Most cultures look to the men in their culture for leadership. God designed godly authority within the church for men of God to lead the church. According to 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you (conduct yourselves) like men, be strong. Let all things be done with charity.”
According to 2 Corinthians 5, we have been called as ambassadors for Christ. An ambassador is the highest ranking government official sent by his Sovereign Lord to a foreign nation to represent his homeland. Our mission is to reconcile people back to God through his son Jesus Christ. Reconcile means to bring together that which has been separated. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation…”
As ambassadors our commission is to bring a peace treaty from our homeland in heaven to our host country. Part of the armor of God in Ephesians 6 is, “having your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.” Beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace. Peace is the result of reconciliation. Peace means the end of all strife and contention between God and man. There is no peace without the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ. The ministry of reconciliation is our mission and our commission. Reconciliation is possible only when we meet each other at the foot of the cross.
What is the good news of the gospel? According to Mark 1:14, “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” According to the Gospels, the good news is “Repent, turn away from yourself and to the Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 10:9-10 says, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth, Jesus is Lord, and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” The good news is salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The good news of the gospel is that God’s salvation through Jesus Christ is at hand. The good news of salvation is that God is both just and loving. Our sins were justified and were paid for by the innocent blood of Jesus Christ. For he who knew no sin was mad the perfect sin sacrifice on our behalf that we may be made the righteousness of God in him. We are forgiven and have been redeemed by the precious blood of the lamb, not because we deserved it but because God loved us. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. He has called us as Ambassadors with beautiful feet to deliver this message from our homeland, the kingdom of heaven. We are called to reconcile God’s chosen people back to him. Therefore we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
In other words, preach it brother… Go Give ’em Heaven!!
May God richly bless you,
Your brother in Christ,
Michael