Who Understands Faith?
Paul Ministers in Malta
2 Timothy 2:20-26
The Message
20-21 In
a well-furnished kitchen there are not only crystal goblets and silver
platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers used to
serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of
container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his
guests for their blessing.
22-26 Run
away from infantile indulgence. Run after mature righteousness—faith,
love, peace—joining those who are in honest and serious prayer before
God. Refuse to get involved in inane discussions; they always end up in
fights. God’s servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle listener
and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with those
who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them up
with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to
escape the Devil’s trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced
to run his errands.For Reflection
Sometimes
you get to serve fine wine. Sometimes you get to carry the weight of
garbage. In all those extremes and in between, you serve God. Faith,
love and peace carry you into all opportunities for witness as a gentle
listener and beacon for salvation.
Salvation is not yours to give, only God's. God will in His own time call his people to sanctuary. But, only you can provide an example of righteousness. In that be fully committed.
Salvation is not yours to give, only God's. God will in His own time call his people to sanctuary. But, only you can provide an example of righteousness. In that be fully committed.
Pray
that
you will run from self-indulgence. Pray that you will mature in
righteousness, avoid senseless argument, be loving and encourage peace.
Ask God to help you listen and be patient.
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