Today's encouragement comes from 1 Timothy 3:15b & c, where we read these words:
" . . . I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth."The Apostle Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is writing to the pas-tor Timothy—so that he (Timothy) would then model grace and humility to and with the members of the congregation. The entire church, then, would consti-tute and broadcast the gospel truth of the living God.
Until (or unless) we learn the principles of church life—we will be of little ac-count anywhere else in the world: be it in our homes, our workplaces, our schools, our neighborhoods, or our culture(s). Regenerative faith in Jesus re-sults in covenant faithfulness in church.
[Puritan quote of the day: "In your daily practice do not trust too much in any outward performance or task, making idols of outward things.” —Richard Sib-bes, in, "Glorious Freedom"]
