“Over the course of time, preaching the gospel to myself every day has made more of a difference in my life than any other discipline I have ever practiced. I find myself sinning less, but just as importantly, I find myself recovering my footing more quickly after sinning, due to the immediate comfort found in the gospel. I have also found that when I am absorbed in the gospel, everything else I am supposed to be toward God and others seems to flow out of me more naturally and passionately. Doing right is not always easy, but it is never more easy than when one is breathing deeply the atmosphere of the gospel.”
How’s that for incentive to preach the gospel to yourself every day? The author of these words has written a book that’s been published just in time for our little series. We’ve mentioned it before, but now it is officially in print: Milton Vincent’s A Gospel Primer for Christians. This little book is “a tool designed merely to get you launched in preaching the gospel to yourself and rehearsing its benefits.” And we’ve found no more helpful tool for digging the truths of the gospel from the soil of Scripture.
There are thirty-one reasons to rehearse the gospel daily, and “A Gospel Narrative” in both prose and poetry. Best of all, each page is more than half-filled with Scriptures that expound the gospel.
As Mr. Vincent says, preaching the gospel to yourself is the discipline that will make the biggest difference in your life. And A Gospel Primer will get you started.
