(prayerfully repeated from 2013)
SCRIPTURE: 2Timothy (NIV) 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 1 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
OBSERVATION: What a powerful verse for every believer. The scripture is useful in teaching us, showing us where we are wrong, showing us how to do things right and helping us grow in righteousness. I am saved only by the work of Jesus. I am not saved by my works, but I am saved to work.
As special as those things are, this passage shows that God has even more in mind. He wants us ready to do something. He wants us to be useful in His kingdom. The scripture works in us to make us useful. We are to be useful to God and useful to others. Life is too short to waste our time here. As long as God has us here, He has something for us to do.
APPLICATION: By God’s word I am equipped for every good work that comes my way as His servant. When I refuse to work or serve in the body of Christ, I am not useful to the Kingdom. I am wasting what God has given me. I am not living up to the potential God has placed in me. Simply put, I am not very Christ-like. Jesus “went around doing good … ” Acts 10:38.
Note: consider the above verses along with 2Timothy 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” The scriptures are the equipment I need; the Holy Spirit is the empowerment I need.
PRAYER: Lord, it is your will that I be useful in your kingdom; so, it is your will that I be equipped and empowered. As I study the scriptures, empower me with your Holy Spirit. Use me for fruitful ministry. Amen.
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