For
A Time Is Coming
When
People Will No Longer
Listen
To Sound And Wholesome Teaching …
Scripture
2
Timothy 4
2 Preach the
word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not.
Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good
teaching.
3 For a time
is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome
teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for
teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to
hear.
Observation
Some
people, even some who call themselves followers of Jesus Christ seem
to be more interested in posting wild crazy conspiracy theories and
ripping up others, even other Christians rather than sharing and
focusing on the wholesome teaching of the Word of God …
It
is whatever itching ears want to hear that is what they seem to be
drawn to and focused on ...post, after post, after post.
Don't
get caught up in that.
Paul
tells us to preach the Word of God. And we are to “patiently”
correct, rebuke, and encourage our people with good teaching.
I
am so glad that God put godly teachers in my life when I gave my life
to Jesus ... godly men like Rev. Ervin Benz, Dr. Waylon B. Moore,
Sunday School teacher Charles Hartwig, Pastor Paul Burleson, Seminary
professor Oscar Thompson, Pastor Hugh Roberts, Pastor Juan Mateos in
Mexico, John Seale – former missionary to Cuba ... just to name a
few. I am so thankful for God bringing them into my life.
Application
I
want to finish well. I want my Heavenly Father to be able to say to
me, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
How
about you? Is it your life goal to finish well?
2
Timothy 4
8 And
now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the
prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his
appearing.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to keep the main thing the main thing. Don't let me
get sidetracked on stuff that is not the main thing. Help me to be
gentle and patient with people that seem to be veering off course.
Help me know how to speak to them in a way that helps them to see
where they are going. Don't let me have a critical spirit. Help me to
see the good in people and not just the bad. I too am a sinner. I am
also broken and in desperate need of a Savior.
Daily
Bible Reading: Amos 1,2,3; Psalms 80; 2 Timothy 4
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