The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 6 June 2026 – The Gospel Of Christ Is Universal
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TOPIC – The Gospel Of Christ Is Universal
READ: Galatians 2:1-10
1 Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also.
2 I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain.
3 Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.
4 This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.
5 We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.
6 As for those who were held in high esteem—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—they added nothing to my message.
7 On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised,[a] just as Peter had been to the circumcised.[b]
8 For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles.
9 James, Cephas[c] and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
THE MESSAGE:
The mission of Jesus Christ is not to a particular section of the human race but to the entire world. The mission statement in John 3:16 shows clearly that no group of the human race is left out in the salvation plan of God. Our text today reveals how Paul noted clearly that he was an apostle by grace to the Gentiles (the uncircumcised) while Peter, James and John, had the mandate of taking the Gospel of Christ to the circumcised (verses 7-9). Ultimately, the two missions came from the same source and fulfil the same purpose of making Jesus Christ known and accepted by everyone everywhere. This shows the universal nature of the mission and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Beloved, wherever people are present, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is relevant. The mission of Christ is both to the Church and the unbelieving. The reason for the constant preaching of the Gospel is to ensure it gets to all. You cannot be indifferent – you have a part to play. God has sent you as an ambassador to bear His name in such places you find yourself regularly. Let your light shine brightly before men so that when you invite them to join your faith, they will be glad to embrace the salvation of Christ. You too can preach the Gospel. Be on mission for the Lord.
PRAYER: Father, let me not waste the grace You have given me. Let me use it for Your purpose.
