17 May 2026

The Delivery of the Good News, Part 2 (TMF:2880)

Friday, May 22, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Delivery of the Good News, Part 2 (TMF:2880) - Daniel Litton
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Think about it. God wants the delivery to be clear. A great deal of churches (again, using other verses to back up why they do what they do), have worked toward this, making the message modern and sometimes they say “relevant.” And that does seem good, that it be appealing to those in the common culture. It’s not that it should be immoral or something like that—nobody hopefully would agree with that—though some do want to water-things-down, or even change things to match the current societal persuasions. We know this and it is seen and heard about from time to time. On the other hand, the Evangelical church seems to have overall done this really well—presenting the good news clearly—and on top of that, presenting it in a light that most can understand. There are numerous ways this is accomplished. Through using modern examples and illustrations, through using modern themes, modern tie-ins, and not using language that isn’t current with our times.

The Delivery of the Good News, Part 1 (TMF:2879)

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Peace to Live By: The Delivery of the Good News, Part 1 (TMF:2879) - Daniel Litton
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Just as against the Gospel is the power of Satan, so is power that carries along the Gospel the power of God. So, it is power versus power. Opposition toward the Gospel doesn’t only come from man’s heart, it comes with Satanic and demonic activity against it. Finishing up the verse, “on account of which I am in prison—that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak” (ESV). Yet the prayer request goes further. It isn’t simply that Paul asks for prayer as pertains to actually proclaiming and spreading the good news, but it is actually also that it may be made clear, which he says, “is how I ought to speak.” This verse doesn’t seem to be brought up much as others as pertains the methodology behind proclaiming the Word of God, but really, at the end of the day, it’s a verse that can give us keen insight into what God desires as pertains to how that message is proclaimed.

Events Not Going God's Way, Part 3 (TMF:2878)

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Peace to Live By: Events Not Going God's Way, Part 3 (TMF:2878) - Daniel Litton
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We need not forget the fact that the mystery, the message of the Gospel, can sometimes lead to imprisonment or worse. Unlikely here in the United States, but elsewhere in the world, we know that it is true. That’s what speaking the truth can do because, after all, people who are “following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience,” as Paul told the Ephesians, those persons often don’t want that message to advance. That’s partly due to their heavy sin, and that’s partly because the power of Satan is at work within them. Recall, Paul told the Romans, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek” (Romans 1:16, ESV). Just as against the Gospel is the power of Satan, so is power that carries along the Gospel the power of God.

Events Not Going God's Way, Part 2 (TMF:2877)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Peace to Live By: Events Not Going God's Way, Part 2 (TMF:2877) - Daniel Litton
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And then, some would say God wanted to establish the earthly Kingdom for the Israelites first while Jesus was here on the earth, but then he was crucified. That certainly can be debated. But the point is that events don’t always go God’s way, as Paul was now in prison, and he asked the Colossians to pray for him to be released so that he could go around and proclaim the good news. If God wanted Paul to be in prison, then why would the Colossians pray any further. If the message would automatically be spread, then the Colossians didn’t need to pray. Even if one says they had to pray for obedience’s sake, the message still would have been spread until under mindset, if God had foreordained it. In actuality, it seems best to understand that the prayer would affect the future, and failure to pray for Paul and his companions could bring unsatisfactory consequences, and individuals might not be saved that otherwise would have been. That’s why the prayer is asked for.

Events Not Going God's Way, Part 1 (TMF:2876)

Monday, May 18, 2026

Peace to Live By: Events Not Going God's Way, Part 1 (TMF:2876) - Daniel Litton
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Satan is reaping havoc on things, on the world, and people are choosing the wrong path. Paul and his companions are being persecuted. Nonetheless, it happened to Jesus first. He rode into Jerusalem on the donkey. He should have been crowned as King. Yet he wasn’t. He was crucified instead. While God said this would happen, it wasn’t his first plan. Not at all. His first plan, going all, all the way back, was to have Adam and Eve reside in the Garden sin-free, and then populate the earth sin-free. God never wanted them to sin. Sin is never what God wants. And then, some would say God wanted to establish the earthly Kingdom for the Israelites first while Jesus was here on the earth, but then he was crucified. That certainly can be debated. But the point is that events don’t always go God’s way, as Paul was now in prison, and he asked the Colossians to pray for him to be released so that he could go around and proclaim the good news.