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 the pastor Timothy—so that he (Timothy) would know how to act and minister in the church. Timothy, then, would become the example for the elders, the dea-cons (just mentioned in the earlier part of the chapter), and the rest of the parish.
. . . Until (or unless) we all learn the principles of church life—we will be of little account anywhere else in the world: be it in our homes, our workplaces, our schools, our neighborhoods, or our cultures. Regenerative saving faith in our blessed Lord Jesus Christ inevitably leads to a life of faithfulness in and as His 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"]
