God wants you and me to be successful in life.
Successful in serving Him by serving others, of course, but also in experiencing His blessings in our everyday lives.
He’s a good God, a caring Creator, a perfect Abba Father.
And daddies always want their kids to have good, amply supplied lives.
I was reminded of this desire while reading this morning from 2 Timothy.
“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all God’s people may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” (vv. 14-17).
You might think it’s a stretch for me to extract from this passage what I wrote in the sentences preceding it.
But it’s really not.
When the Apostle Paul used the words “thoroughly equipped for every good work,” I took him at his word. Good work is not only that which blesses others. Some of the biblical wisdom that God provides us is intended to help us tap into the richness of God’s peace and blessings.
It really IS a good thing when we become filled with joy and peace and assurance and strength and resources, all of which supply us physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually so that the purposes of God can overflow into the lives of others.
Please think of Christians you know who are effectively used by God for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training others in righteousness.
It’s likely that God blesses their lives in obvious ways because they have committed to doing good works for His sake.
They have equipped themselves with Rock-solid, God-breathed scripture so that they might be successful in reaching and teaching others.
They’ve been successful in helping you to become more successful.
God is calling you and me to pursue His will more successfully. He has provided us with an inerrant Word that gives us the spiritual tool needed for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.
There are people in our lives — perhaps even ourselves — who aren’t yet thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Let’s dig into Bible study more than we have. We’ll not only find treasures of Truth that will help us to equip others, but we’ll also find treasures that will help us to experience more of God’s everyday blessings for our own lives.
As always, I love you
Martin
I found myself on this sight and the lord has spoken to study the book of timothy.He want me start evangelising i have spent most of my life in worship, i wish to know you better that you may assist my small fellowship in bible study.am in kenya.reply.
Moses,
Your note is a blessing. Thanks for taking the time to write it. And thank you for wanting to serve the Lord. He will bless your efforts. If you’d like to send your weekly Bible study plan to me for comments, I’d be glad to offer a few insights. If you’d like to do that, you can send them to martindrummond@bellsouth.net
Have a blessed day.