TEACH AND SHOW
Titus 1:1 This letter is from Paul, a slave of God and an apostle
of Jesus Christ. I have been sent to
bring faith to those God has chosen and to teach them to know the truth that
shows them how to live godly lives. NLT
Paul had a special
calling from God as an apostle to the churches.
God sent him to the churches to bring people to faith, build them up in
the faith by teaching the truth, and show them how truth should be lived out
in life.
You and I have similar
callings; we are to bring people to the faith, teach them the truth, and show them
how to live godly lives. In order to
bring people to faith, we must first know that it is real, that it works. We
don’t know faith works by just talking about it; we must live it.
In order to teach the
truth, we must know the truth and the only way we are going to know the truth is
to be students of God’s Word. There is
much confusion about what God says simply because we don’t read it, study it,
and pray over it.
Not only do we need to
tell others the truth, we must also show them how it is lived out in our daily
lives. Great harm is done to the cause
of Christ and the faith of many by those who do not live what they
proclaim. No one is going to perfectly
live godly lives, but all of us who know the Lord must strive to live godly
lives. If others cannot see Christ in
and through us, what we say will not matter.
Paul told the church
at Corinth to follow his example in following Christ. We should so reflect Christ in our lives that
others will be attracted to Him and want to know more about Him. Godly living opens the door for the Gospel to
be shared and faith begun in lives.
What kind of an
example of a godly person are you?
Remember, godliness is revealed when you are all alone as well as when
you are around others. Are you striving
to be consistently holy at all times?
Are you?
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