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Pastor Darin Youngberg
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Daily Bread
Posted on Monday, February 05, 2018 by Bro_D
Daily Bread February 5, 2018
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, (17) that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
In this 3rd chapter of Paul’s second letter to Timothy, Paul warns Timothy that people will have an appearance of godliness, but deny it’s power – they will be lovers of self, reckless, without self-control, arrogant…. He gives quite the list. Paul says they are imposters who are deceived and will deceive others – this whole chapter is a warning to the church and with the warning, Paul gives the solution to the problem at hand ---- KNOW THE WORD, UNDERSTAND THE WORD AND APPLY THE WORD of God to our lives….. every day and in every situation.
The fact is …. One either believes the Word of God or one does not. One either follows the Word of God or one does not. The Word of God either nourishes us or it condemns us. We either take God at His Word or we do not. There is no middle ground – there is no such thing as a middle ground --- it can not be found anywhere in Scripture. The Word of God is given that we might be complete and equipped – lacking nothing, fully furnished for any work called to by God. The only reason a man is not complete and equipped is due to his dullness in the Word. God’s desire is that the man of God be filled with knowledge of the His will with all spiritual wisdom & understanding (Col. 1:9) – that is AWESOME news! If God’s desires it, God will provide the means to make it happen! HE has – thru His Word led by His Spirit!
Oh church! What a glorious promise that is! I pray the LORD fills you with a hunger for His truth and His righteousness and I pray that you feed that hunger with His Word – you won’t be sorry!