“This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.” — Colossians 1:6 (NLT)
The gospel is not just good advice, it’s good news that transforms lives. From the earliest days of the church until now, the testimony has been the same: when the gospel is truly received, things change. Hearts soften. Priorities shift. Hope awakens. The joy we once searched for in temporary things is now found in Christ.
Paul reminds the Colossians that the gospel is bearing fruit and changing lives all over the world—and that includes them. They weren’t just given a message to agree with; they were given a new life to live. And the same is true today.
If you’ve received a version of the gospel that hasn’t changed anything—no shift in how you see the world, no deeper love for God, no growing desire to live differently—it’s worth asking: Have I really received the true good news of Christ? What have I even been saved from?
The real gospel isn’t about perfection, but it is about transformation. We are born again. Our definitions of good and evil begin to align with God’s. Our joy, identity, and hope are rooted in Him.
Prayer: God, thank You for the good news of Jesus. Let Your gospel take root in my heart and bear real fruit in my life. Change the way I think, love, and live. Help me to receive Your grace more deeply and live out the transformation You bring. Amen.