2 TIMOTHY 4:1-3

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,

TO PONDER:

It's a passage that I've heard preached at many installation services...a call to Pastors to hold before the people the Word of God whatever situations they find themselves or their people in; to lay foundations that give a solid standing for the people. All of that is true. But this is not just a passage for preachers. The word that is used here means 'announce, proclaim, deliver the truth, make it known, set it forth.' Paul is saying "Proclaim the Good news" - declare to the world what God has already done. Tell them that in the midst of their brokenness, grief, hurt, and struggle, there is a God who loves them and is with them. Make it known that they are not alone, that God has rescued them. Announce to them the treasure of the good news which is for them. It's a call to Timothy and all of us and it doesn't just happen in Church...it happens over coffee, on a park bench, in a playground as families gather, at the bedside of a loved one, over a phone call and in an office.

Proclaim the good news of Jesus in every circumstance of life. Will you find a way to do that today...whatever situation you encounter and whatever place you happen to be in?

PRAYER:

Lord Jesus, your Word is such a treasure to me...help me to share it, proclaim it, announce it boldly so others may take hold of that treasure too. Amen.

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