Faithfully Teach
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.—2 Timothy 2:2
John Wooden, one of the rare men to ever be inducted into the hall of fame as both a player and a coach, once said something like this.
"Everything you have learned, you have learned from someone else."
I love this quote. It's both thought-provoking and laughable at the same time. Wooden stresses that while we might think we are legends in our own mind, that really nothing we have learned in this life has been learned independently of a relationship with another person. This suggests that we don't have original thoughts, even though we may think we came up with an idea completely independent of others.
Paul emphasizes a similar point in today's verse. He understands that what he has taught will die with him unless Timothy carries it ahead. In addition, he notes that Timothy must select faithful men to whom he can entrust this message. Thus, everything we have learned, we have learned from someone else.
But let's note the three imperatives of this charge. First, it's imperative to hear the right message. Second, it's imperative to identify the right men. Third, it's imperative to communicate the message rightly. All are necessary.
But now it's our turn. We must do something today to play a role in this long legacy. We must be the right person who shares the right message and identify the right people who will communicate the message rightly. In this way, we become a part of a long history of faithful teachers who have communicated the greatest story ever told—the story of a God who saves humanity.
ASK THIS: Which one of the three do you need to give attention to today? Being the right person, hearing the right message, or identifying the right people? (Share your choice in the comments below)
DO THIS: Act on your choice.
PRAY THIS: God, thank you for convicting me today and entrusting someone like me with the gospel story. Give me an opportunity today to advance your message. A message that you are writing on the hearts of all humanity.
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Being the right person.
Be the right person
Identifying the right people.
I need to CONTINUE becoming the right person, with a focus on identifying the right person, that is the main area I am falling short in, being or becoming a mentor.
My prayer is to continue faithfully teaching with a younger man in our Daniel Bible study
I need to be the right person
Being the right person and hearing the right message
I need to be the right person. Using the power of the Holy Spirit to overcome my addictions.
God, guide me in the way you want me to go.
I need to find the right people.
I need to continue to be the right person and hear the right message – its so easy to get off track in this busy world!
God wants His men back! We need to mentor other men and et them engaged in this battle!
Communicate the right message to someone who wants to reestablish his faith. I don’t always feel like the right person to do something like this, but I need to stop the passivity.
Every day I need to work with on each of these. I need to pray each day for the Holy Spirit to use me for each of these. At this time I need the right group of men and the right means of Communication.
I need to give attention to all three but more needs to be paid to being the right person.
I need to identify the right people.
Being the right person and having confidence and the ability to speak to the ones God asks me to
Being the right person and the word would be clearer to me.
The right person
To be an authentic representation of the risen Savior.
To be the right person. To make sire I am doing the best job that I can sharing God message.
I’m not great at delivering the right message. I can twist and torque. Let my words be God’s words today and every day.
I need to be the right person.
Being the right person
being the right person, sometimes we like Jonah we run my prayer is that God would reveal to me what he wants me to do with regards to ministry.
I need to be the right person by exercising my spiritual gifts daily – leadership and encouragement – and not getting sidetracked by earthly success and material things. To be a light where I am. To see more eternal value and opportunities in my earthly work.
Wow ! This has given me Holy Spirit tingles and also an affirmation. I am sharing and passing on to my kids what little i know about my Yeshua, His Kingdom and His soon second coming.
Maranatha, Lord Yeshua. But also help and teach me to give the message rightly. 🙂