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With Faith And Love

In Christ Jesus 45

[2 Tim 1:13-18]

/ Anne's Faith Column

 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

 

Paul personally had

nurtured Timothy spiritually

by teaching the word

of God with the right

attitude of faith.

 

 

 

In particular, today,

Paul is conveying

his heart to Timothy,

the son of the spirit,

 

 

 

about how to put faith

and the Word into practice

and fully keep it in his life

through a brief letter.

 

 

 

"What you heard from me,

keep as the pattern

of sound teaching,

with faith and love

in Christ Jesus.

 

 

 

Guard the good deposit

that was entrusted to you

 

 

 

--guard it with the help

of the Holy Spirit

who lives in us."

[2 Tim 1:13-14]

 

 

 

The above scriptures

are essential for us,

as well.

 

 

 

In fact, I think it necessary

for us to step away

from the daily sermons

or formal prayers

and understanding,

 

 

 

and apply and practice

the Word with intuition

in our lives.

 

 

 

If so, as 'indebted to

the love of Jesus Christ,'

there are what the Lord

asked us to do.

 

 

 

What are those?

 

 

 

We must keep the

written Word according

to the principle based

on 'With faith and love

in Christ Jesus.'

 

 

 

We should also do good

with silence and

prudence in secret,

 

 

 

rather than revealing

ourselves and announcing

it with trumpets for

what we have done.

 

 

 

Sometimes, when

we are doing good

in the practice of giving

to the needy with love,

 

 

 

we cannot hide our

desire to let others

know, so there are

many times

 

 

 

when we are anxious

to show our goodness

to others.

 

 

 

We really need to check

whether this is from

the urge to reveal

ourselves,

 

 

 

or whether it is from

the hidden achievements

or righteousness

 

 

 

or passion that are

still hidden within

ourselves without

being exposed.

 

 

 

Then how do we put

the Word into practice

in our lives?

 

 

 

As 'indebted to the

love of Jesus Christ,'

 

 

we must keep our faith

purely for the rest

of our lives, become

faithful servants

of Christ,

 

 

 

take his heart

and practice it fully.

 

 

 

We ourselves must be

his hands and feet,

and his body to comfort

 

 

 

and serve others

willingly with love,

 

 

 

and proclaim the

salvation of Jesus

to many.

 

 

 

This is exactly what

we must practice as

 believers today.

 

 

 

There can never be

anything to brag about,

and there is no reason

for our personal feelings

to get involved.

 

 

 

That is, while doing

the Lord's work for

His glory, even when

faced with unfairness

and injustice,

 

 

 

we must endure it to

the end quietly without

standing up against

it directly, because

   each of us loves Jesus.

 

 

 

Therefore, once again

we need to reflect

on ourselves.

 

 

 

1) After doing good,

we should not talk

about self-praise.

 

 

 

2) We should push

ahead with work 

  quietly and steadily.

 

 

 

3) At this time, we

should not reveal

  ourselves, but receive

the Lord's love,

 

 

 

not our own

 righteousness,

 

 

 

and strive for giving,

sharing, love and

good deeds.

 

 

 

'With faith and love

 in Christ Jesus....'

 

 

 

These words and

guidelines for life

delivered by

 

 

 

'Apostle Paul' today

apply not only to

'Timothy' but

also to us.

 

 

 

Therefore, I hope

that you will become

wonderful believers

 

 

 

 to open a new chapter

to fully practice

this in your lives.

 

 

 

Prayer

 

 

 

Lord!

 

 

 

Please help us to keep

as the pattern of sound

teaching, with faith

and love in Christ

 Jesus with humility.

 

 

 

Please grant us

the ability to be

   considerate of others,

 

 

 

and lead us to freely

distribute each

of the various talents

 

 

 

that you have already

planted in us to

those in need.

 

 

 

With faith and love

in Christ Jesus....

 

 

 

2009/08/03

 

 

/ By Priscilla