Unholy leader’s character (2 Timothy 3:2)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8-19-02

 

My Worship Time                                                      Focus: Unholy leader’s character

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  2Timothy 3:2

 

            Message of the verse:  “2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,” (NAS95) “For people will love only themselves and their money.  They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful.  They will consider nothing sacred.”  (NLT)

            In this verse and onto verse four Paul is giving a list of how these ungodly leaders act and the list is not a pleasant one to read and think about.  This is going to get worse as time goes on and we get closer to the return of Jesus Christ to the earth.  It is worse now in the generation that we are in than in the generation that we were born in, much worse.  To love one’s self fulfills what Satan told Eve when she tempted her in the garden.  Paul has already written about the love of money in 1Timothy 6:10.  There are many arrogant and boastful people around today.  Children are to obey their parents, not disobey them.  People do not appreciate the things that have been done for them by their parents, and people do not consider the things sacred that they should in these days.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  Sometimes I consider that I do have some of these unwanted traits in my life, and it makes me feel very bad because of it too.  I do not want to be in a position where I continue to want material things that are not entirely necessary, and yet I do believe that God has blessed me and I am to enjoy the blessings that He has given to me.  I would like to be able to say with Paul that I am content in what ever position that God has put me in.

 

The Word of God was helpful for me today, and it also brought some conviction to my heart.

 

Memory verses for the week:  1Timothy 6:9,10

 

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition.  

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for with some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.