Romans 1: 1-17

  The church in Rome was made up of both Jews and Gentiles.  Paul's letter establishes that both groups were equally sinful and equally in need of Jesus Christ.  Paul considered himself a slave of "Messiah Yeshua".. a slave of Jesus, called to preach the Good News.

He makes his point right at the start of his letter:
1. The Good News was promised by God through the prophets.
2. Jesus, the Son, was physically descended through David, fulfilling God's promise to David.
3. Jesus was "powerfully demonstrated to be the Son of God spiritually, set apart by having been resurrected from the dead. "

Paul concludes these truths with this statement " He is Jesus the Messiah, our Lord." 

Paul desired to be with the church in Rome to encourage them and to share spiritual gifts with them to make them stronger.  But most of all he wanted them to know beyond all doubt  the Good News, the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  There is no other message like this:

"For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is

God's powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone 

who keeps on trusting,

to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile.

For in it is revealed how God makes people righteous in His sight;

and from the beginning to end it is trust -

as the Tanakh ( the OT)  puts it, 

'But the person who is righteous will live his life by trust.'"

Romans 1:16-17

(CJB) 

The Gospel message sometimes gets muddy... covered up by our personal viewpoints, philosophies, or  even church doctrines. But, like Paul, we need to keep it up front and center of our lives and communications... The truth that Jesus is the Messiah, the promised Son of David, the Begotten Son of God, the Resurrected King... . This message is "God's powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting.. " This message is God's revealed method ...the only way... to become righteous in His sight. 

We are made righteous by living our lives by faith.. by trusting the Truth about Jesus. 

Father in heaven, holy and righteous and good... we seek You and desire to walk in faith with You. Give us "trust-grounded obedience". Fill us with Your Spirit that we might know You and worship You fully.  Thank You for the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ our Lord.  We pray that eyes would be opened and ears unstopped so that more people would receive the message of the Good News and be made righteous in Your sight. We are Your slaves and we know that You have called us and set us apart for Yourself.  Encourage and empower us to faithfully share the Gospel.  We ask this in the Name of Jesus our Lord. Amen.