The Gospel's Power & Message

by Paul David Washer

The greatest reason for making much of sin is that it exalts the gospel. You cannot see the beauty of the stars in the midday sky because the light of the sun eclipses them. However, after the sun sets and the sky becomes black as pitch, you can see the stars in the full force of their splendor. So it is with the gospel of Jesus Christ. We can only see its true beauty against the backdrop of our sin. The darker man appears, the brighter the gospel shines. It seems that men never even notice the beauty of Christ or consider His worth until they see the heinous nature of their sin and see themselves as absolutely destitute, lacking any merit. There are countless testimonies of Christians through the ages who never once esteemed Christ until the day the Holy Spirit came and convicted them of sin and righteousness and judgment. After the unrelenting darkness of their own sin engulfed them, Christ appeared like the morning star and became precious to them.25