Conduct in God's Household (1 Tim. 3:14-15a)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5-02-02

 

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  Conduct in God’s household

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  1Timothy 3:14-15a

 

            Message of the verse:  “14 ¶ These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly;

15  but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God.”

Paul writes to Timothy in verse 14 telling him that he has been delayed in coming to him, and it was his plans to come to him sooner.  He goes on in verse 15 to tell him some important things that he wanted to tell him in person if he had not been delayed.  It has been said by Dr. Macarthur that this first portion is the very theme of this epistle.  These verses, (14-16), mark a turning point in his letter to Timothy.  The first three chapters are positive while these last three chapters are warnings.  Verses 15 & 16 reveal the heart of the church’s mission (15) and ministries, (16).  Getting back to the theme of the book that is written in verse 15a, Paul says to Timothy that he is writing to Timothy so that he may know how to conduct himself in the household of God.  He of course is speaking of the church and in this case the local church.  This is the most important institution that is on earth today and Paul wanted to make sure that Timothy knew how to conduct himself while being a part of the church.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I would say that it was a good thing that Paul was delayed in coming to Timothy otherwise he would not have written this letter to him and the people of the Church

 would not know how to conduct itself while in the church.  I truly need to know how to conduct myself as a part of the church.

The Word of God was very instructive to me today.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  I want to conduct myself in a matter that is worthy of my calling as a born-again believer who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. 

 

Memory verse for the week:  Romans 1:16 & 17

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.  For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”