Trusty steed

So I go to pick up my daughter and I hear some noise. Whirring whining kind of noise. Then a couple of clunks. Then I lose power steering and power brakes. I am thinking I got this cuz I grew up in the era of manual everything. but the old steed wasn’t having. Apparently the battery goes out quick so the steed relies on a pacemaker to keep going. so it dies. My son comes to get his sid and take her home. But I have to be with the steed when aaa comes to tow. So here I sit sweating and waiting. Did I mention we justade the last payment.

Saturday Suppositions

I am writing today. That in and of itself is a bit unusual. Seems I am writing all the time, and blogging just gets a trunk seat. So, this morning, I am writing a few things on my mind. You probably will not find any good in it, so you have your disclaimer.

- The Facebook owner gave Newark $100 million dollars. The city is pondering what to do with it. Maybe it’s just me but wouldn’t it have been a bit wiser to specifically target projects that would help the whole city? Giving money to a city without limitations or expectations is kind of careless. I am guessing that the money will be used to build something rather than fix/help/restore. The gift is amazing and speaks highly of the giver. Not knocking that. Just think maybe some accountability for that gift would have been a good idea.

- The exploits of Lohan and Hilton and their drug escapages seems to get tons of press. What doesn’t get press is how many people, in that exact situation, would have still been in jail. I am amazed at how much grace they receive. Japan, though, was not interested in giving Hilton grace and rejected her entrance to their country. I continually sit in amazement at all that goes on in our world.

- A Cincinnatti Reds player threw 105 mile an hour pitch. Holy cow that’s fast. Arnoldis Chapman threw 25 pitches in total last night, all of them over 100 mph. Are you kidding me? That is insance. Good for him.

- Sometimes prayer is all we have. And sometimes prayer is saying nothing but just letting God be God and trusting Him to sort everything out. I find I want so much to fix things and help people. And I find God needs me, at times, to not try and fix things I can’t fix and not help people I can’t help. That is a continually disturbing reality.

- I am so thankful for my new office chair. I am blessed. It’s not a ridiculously expensive chair. I got it with reward points. $120 chair cost me around $15 actual out of pocket cash. But it’s just so much more comfy.

- Pride is really cheap and easy to come by. Humility is expensive and difficult to gather. And it takes a lot of courage and, well humility, to put off pride. I will let you know when I get that all figured out.

- My wife is truly amazing. I have a front row seat watching her continually pursue the calling of God on her life. And I also fully understand that part of her job is to help me with humility. I mean that in a good way, for the most part!!

- Are you still reading. If so, please let me know if I can help you or pray for you. Seriously. Let me know.

Daily Devotional 2 Timothy 2

God’s Word-2 Timothy 2

1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.   2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.   3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.   4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.   5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.   6 The hard-working farmer must be first to partake of the crops.   7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.   8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,   9 for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.   10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.   11 This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.   12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.   13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.   14 Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.

My Thought

Paul tells Timothy to take the things he was told by Paul and give them to faithful men. The order of how Paul instructs here is important. Give the task to faithful me so that they can teach others. Unfaithful people are obviously not to be given responsibility.

If you look up faithful or unfaithful in the Bible, you will see this word all through the Bible. It is huge in the eyes of God. God rewards faithfulness. He does not reward unfaithfulness. Faithfulness is in the very nature of God. It is one of His most endearing traits. God is so faithful to us. He is so committed to us. And He expects faithfulness out of those He wants to bless.

To teach God’s word, then, a person must be faithful. Faithful in what? Faithful with the responsibilities. Faithful with discipleship. Faithful with friends and family. Faithful in prayer. Faithful to keep his or her word. Faithful. In essence, if a person is faithful with everything else, they will be faithful with God’s word and the ministry of God. And when God looks upon a person and calls them faithful, that person has arrived at a place of pleasing God. After all, the root word for faithfulness is faith!

Your Questions

1.  In what ways are you faithful?

2.  In what ways are you unfaithful?

3.  Do you think you are able to be trusted with teaching Gods word?

4.  Do you think you are able to be taught Gods word?