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The Worker Without

Shame 37

 [1 Tim 2:8-15]

/ Anne's Faith Column

 

 

/ By pastor Priscilla

 

 

The role of a worker

without shame is to realize

what each one of us

has to do

 

 

 

and to carry out our

work well in Christ.

 

 

 

When we think about Jesus

who was patient for the elect,

and also his disciple

'Apostle Paul',

 

 

 

we see true salvation

come with eternal glory,

and we feel truly grateful.

 

 

 

On the other hand,

considering Peter's

confession that he

would die with the Lord

 

 

 

and live with the Lord,

and his successive mistakes,

we also admit to ourselves

that we are too weak

in the flesh to act

 

 

 

according to our resolutions

and confessions even if

we follow the Lord

with our lips.

 

 

 

"Here is a trustworthy

saying that deserves

full acceptance:

 

 

 

Christ Jesus came into

the world to save sinners-

-of whom I am the worst."  

(1 Timothy 1 : 15)

 

 

 

This confession

of the Apostle Paul

above is the same

for us.

 

 

 

Although they were weak,

the Apostle Paul exhorted

all those who received

the Lord's grace to

become leaders,

 

 

 

regardless of gender,

to perform their duties

in the church with

good deeds and

obedience.

 

 

 

The apostle Paul

wanted men to pray

with holy hands raised

without anger

or disputing,

 

 

 

especially when

each one of men was

in charge of each various

office in the church.

 

 

"I want men everywhere

to lift up holy hands

in prayer, without

anger or disputing."

(1 Tim 2 : 8)

 

 

Indeed, these words

of the Apostle Paul

are very challenging for

all of us today in the

community of the Church,

 

 

 

given that we as workers

have a lot in common

with all who are called

leaders of the Church

 today.

 

 

 

Whenever there is

a problem in everything,

because we are immature,

we cannot persevere

in faith until the end,

 

 

 

or we end up with

ashamful doings

and many mistakes that

occur because we are

busy with our thoughts

 

 

 

and fail to pray

to the Lord first.

 

 

 

And then,  like the disciples

of Jesus, we soon regret it.

 

 

 

The Bible speaks of

shameful things like this:

 

 

 

In particular,

the apostle Paul's

exhortation makes

us more silent.

 

 

 

"Do your best to present

yourself to God as one

approved,

 

 

 

a workman who does not

need to be ashamed

and who correctly handles

the word of truth."

(2 Tim 2 : 15)

 

 

 

It really requires an act

of first praying to God,

 and then of obedience.

 

 

If we do things

without God's wisdom,

we may be immature

 

 

 

and unexpectedly

make many unwanted

mistakes in front of

God and people.

 

 

 

Therefore,

in deep communion

with God, we must pray

every moment to become

workers without shame,

 

 

 

who hear His small

voice and then act.

 

 

 

1) No matter how urgent

it may be, we must pray

to the Lord first and

then act.

 

 

 

This is because

we need to cultivate

spiritual discernment

for the Word of God.

 

 

 

Also, this is because

we need to follow the will

of the Lord without

 committing rash acts.

 

 

 

2) Think first of what

Jesus would do if he

  were in my situation!

 

 

 

In any situation,

it is the wisest method to

solve with the wisdom

of the Lord.

 

 

 

3) We must first pray for

the will of the Lord and

mine to coincide.

 

 

 

At this time,

we need an attitude

to follow the will

of the Lord, not to

insist on our own.

 

 

However,

all of this must be

accompanied by

'the total grace of

Jesus Christ'.

 

 

On this premise,

we must live a perfect

life of faith and always

remember that our

shameful acts will

 

 

 

never end without the

help of the Holy Spirit,

 

 

 

and we must diligently

raise our holy hands

and ask the Lord.

 

 

Prayer

 

 

Lord, grant us spiritual

discernment always,

 

 

 

so that we may not

become shameful

workers, and grant us

Your wisdom!

 

 

 

We return the

commanding authority

of our lives to You.

 

 

 

Please accept our

hearts to follow

You alone!

 

 

Amen

 

 

 

2009/05/18

 

 

/ By Priscilla