STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD – Part 1

FRIDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2023.

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

Topic: STUDY TO SHEW THYSELF APPROVED UNTO GOD

MEMORIZE: “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15.

SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Timothy 2:14-18.

“Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. 15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 16 But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. 17 And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, 18 who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.”

EXPOSITION:

At this end of age, people are very prone to strive about words, and such strives never answer any other ends than to shake some and subvert (undermine) others; they are not only useless, but they are very hurtful, and therefore ministers are to charge the people that they do not strive about words, and they are most likely to be regarded when they charge them before the Lord, that is, in his name and from his word; when they produce their warrant for what they say. 

Study to show thyself approved unto God, 2Timothy 2:15. 

The care of ministers must be to approve themselves unto God, to be accepted of him, and to show that they are so approved unto God. In order thereunto, there must be constant care and industry: Study to show thyself such a one, a workman that needs not be ashamed. 

Ministers must be workmen

They have work to do, and they must take pains in it. Workmen that are unskilful, or unfaithful, or lazy, have need to be ashamed; but those who mind their business, and keep to their work, are workmen that need not be ashamed. 

And what is their work? 

It is rightly to divide the word of truth. Not to invent a new gospel, but rightly to divide the gospel that is committed to their trust. 

What is the message?

i. To speak terror to those to whom terror belongs, 

ii. comfort to whom comfort belongs; 

iii. to give everyone his portion in due season, Mt 24:45 “Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?”. 

PRAYER POINT: Lord, help all your ministers to be faithful and obedient to you till the end in Jesus name. 

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Matthew 26 - 28.

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