Scripture to Read: 1 Timothy 2:7-8
We finish up 1 Timothy 2:1-8 today as we read 1 Timothy 2:7-8. We find that God led Paul to remind Timothy that Paul had been appointed/chosen by God to be a preacher and an apostle. As we have seen in earlier devotions, we know that an apostle is someone who actually saw our Lord Jesus Christ in His risen body from the grave. Therefore, we also know that there are no apostles today, but there are plenty of preachers and each one has been called, just like Paul and Timothy, to preach about faith and truth in Christ. Now, just because every believer is not called as a preacher does not mean that only preachers share the message of faith and truth in Christ. All believers are called to share the message of Christ and that faith must be placed in Him and that truth is found only in Him. It’s interesting that God led Paul to make a reference to telling the truth. But God led Paul to do this at other times as well, such as 2 Corinthians 11:31 and Galatians 1:20. God had Paul refer to his calling from God as a preacher and an apostle, clarifying that he was God’s servant. Then, God had Paul remind Timothy and, of course, us that all of us need to be men and women of prayer. We also read that we need to guard against anger, disputing, quarreling and attitudes that do not honor our Lord.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about His call on your life to share Him, to pray to Him, and to guard against ungodly attitudes?
2. How will you share Him this week? How will you practice the daily discipline of prayer? How will you guard against ungodly attitudes?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!