June 19: 2Kings 1-3; Psalm 82; 1Timothy 1

Faithful

Scripture: 1Timothy 1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.

Observation: What God thinks is most important! God considered Paul faithful. Faithfulness is far more important than ability. Ability has to do with skill; faithfulness has to do with character. Ability is useless without faithfulness. Someone may have great ability, but if they are not faithful, their ability cannot be depended on. Faithfulness makes ability available. God could count on Paul to be where needed and to represent Him truthfully.

Application: How God sees me is more important than how people see me. People may consider my abilities, but God considers my faithfulness. He has proved many times that His abilities can easily fill in my weaknesses. However faithfulness is different. Lack of faithfulness on my part removes the opportunity for me to use my abilities and for Him to use His abilities through me.

Prayer: Lord, how often you have proved that you can more than make up for my lacking abilities. May you find me faithful. Amen.

Pastor Leon

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