✝ Daily Encouragement (10/29/24) "Approved, Unashamed, Correctly Handling"
Published: Tue, 10/29/24
Updated: Sat, 11/02/24
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"Approved, Unashamed, Correctly Handling" Message summary: May all we who love the Lord do our best to present ourselves to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, who correctly handles the word of truth. Listen to our message on your audio player. “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15).
I
want among the
victor throng
Someday to have my name confessed; And hear my Master say at last, “You stand approved, you did your best!” *¹
Today's
text is a
scripture that
ministers
often
memorize,
especially due
to the KJV
translation
which begins
"study". It
gets to the
very heart of
ministry. But
it's
applicable to
all who want
to live for
God!
I find it helpful to slightly modify the pronouns in this verse to make it very personal: “I will seek to do my best to present myself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, who correctly handles the word of truth”. This verse is from a portion of Scripture written by Paul known as the Pastoral Epistles (along with 1 Timothy and Titus). Some may see this as an excuse for not personally applying this verse by reasoning, “I'm not a pastor so this doesn't apply to me". However I believe each of us are to seek after God’s highest standard for our lives. These words apply to every Christian worker, godly parent, Bible teacher, youth worker, Bible student, to all who teach and seek to live by the tenets of Scripture.
What
a powerful
commission
this verse is
for each one
of us! The
King James
Version, which
many of our
readers are
familiar with,
particularly
in regard to
oft quoted
passages, uses
“study” in
this verse.
“Study to shew
thyself
approved unto
God, a workman
that needeth
not to be
ashamed,
rightly
dividing the
word of
truth.”
Apparently
the
translators
are using the
context to
assist in the
meaning of the
word and
certainly it
includes
study.
*²
But we have
here the Greek
word spoudazo
which has the
sense of being
diligent. Are
you diligent
in your study
and in all
your work for
Christ and all
that relates
to His
Kingdom?
We are all called to be ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20). May these three characteristics be true for each of us: 1) Approved by God 2) Not ashamed (see Romans 1:16) 3) Correctly handling the word of truth (the Bible) Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13 Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Pastor
Steven Cole
writes about
the approval
every workman
should strive
for:
*¹ From the
hymn "God's
Best" by A.B.
Simpson
*²
See here for online
commentary
of this verse
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources "May The
Mind of Christ
My Savior"
Listen
on YouTube
Jake Armerding
A very solid
message
clearly sung
with guitar
accompaniment.
Personal note: This morning we are heading out for bike rides on two of our favorite rail trails. The Swatara Creek Trail this afternoon and the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail tomorrow in north-central PA. We do not expect to post a message tomorrow (Wednesday, October 30).
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