1 Timothy 6 – Hebrews 1 – Day 33
As Paul wrote to the young ministers Timothy and Titus he gave them vital instruction to pass on to the Church as well as lay out guidelines for the life of the minister. The verses I would like to draw to your attention are found in Titus.
Titus 2:13-14 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14 who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
Titus 3:14 14 And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.
It was important to God that there be a recorded exhortation for believers to be fully engaged in service. God isn’t looking for your service because of some limitation on His part but rather because it is good and healthy for us. Each and every member in the Body of Christ has been perfectly placed as a gifted member. The Lord wants us to use this grace (gifting) to be a fruitful servant in the Kingdom of God. So, even as Paul exhorted Titus to get the Church involved in good works I pick up that exhortation and pass it on to CCL as your pastor. Don’t let time, hobbies or some insecurity keep you from being a vital part of the Church.
Here is a link http://www.cclburg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=75 to our website which speak of the different ways you can get connected in serving.
In closing notice that in Titus 2:13-14 Paul links the idea of the Lord’s coming with service. The lesson for us to glean is that considering we will soon be with the Lord we should be *zealous for serving our coming King. So here is a loving exhortation to get to work and stay steadfast in that work.
What was the motivation that caused you to get involved in serving?
Pastor Troy
*Zealous – Strongs 2207 zelotes Meaning: 1) one burning with zeal, a zealot 2) used of God as jealous of any rival and sternly vindicating his control 3) most eagerly desirous of, zealous for, a thing 3a) to acquire a thing, (zealous of) 3b) to defend and uphold a thing, vehemently contending for a thing
