“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns!” Isaiah 52:7 (NLT)

We share things with people all the time. Things like favorite restaurants, TV shows, movies, songs we’re listening to, books we’ve read, events we’ve attended, and stories we’ve experienced ourselves or watched on socials. If we like something, we usually don’t have a problem telling someone about it.

Isaiah 52 points us to news worth sharing: God reigns, and salvation has come.

God’s people had experienced judgment and exile, but God had not forgotten them. God was coming to rescue His people. That was news worth sharing.

Big Truth: If the Gospel really is Good News, we should want other people to hear it.

Isaiah 52 reminds us that salvation is God’s work, not ours. We didn’t find a way back to God or somehow make ourselves worthy of Him. God came after us. He sent Jesus to rescue sinners who could never rescue themselves.

Ultimately, this Good News points us to Jesus. Jesus went to the cross for our sin and rose again, doing for us what we could never do for ourselves. That’s the Gospel. Think about the people around you right now. Some of them need to hear this good news.

Sharing the Gospel doesn’t mean you need to have every answer or turn every conversation into a sermon. Sometimes it simply starts with telling someone what Jesus has done and why following Him matters to you.

Today: Think of one person God has already placed in your life who needs Jesus. Pray for them by name, look for an opportunity to have a real conversation, and be willing to share the good news you have received.

The Gospel was never meant to stop with us.

Keep Running,
Dan