Title: The Good Servant of Jesus
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Jesus' good worker
1 Timothy 4:1-10 06.07.23
There are many differences between the meaning of the word ‘worker’ used by people in the past and the meaning used by people today. In the old days, the meaning of a worker was thought of as the labor of very lowly people such as 'servant, servant, or servant'. However, the meaning of worker used by modern people is considered to be a person who is respected and lives a worthwhile life.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 says, “If anyone does not want to work, let him not eat.” Whatever you do, whatever is not a sinful thing is a good thing. I hope that the work God has given you will be rewarding and joyous, and I pray in the name of the Lord that it will bear many fruits. We must be workers, but we must be good workers for Jesus. Jesus' good worker
First, he is a person who does not waver in his faith.
“But the Holy Spirit plainly says, In the latter days some will turn from the faith and turn to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons” (verse 1). said there is. The good worker of Jesus must never waver in his faith under any circumstances. It is not belief that changes according to circumstances and circumstances. In order to become a person with unwavering faith, you must put all your heart and soul into your work.
1 Timothy 3:13) “Those who do well in the office of deacons gain a beautiful position and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.” Each of us has talents from God. Please believe that when you put your whole heart into that task, your faith will become solid and you will become rich in your faith. The greatest mission we have received from God is Mark 16:15) “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Therefore, the church and the members who preach the gospel earnestly grow stronger and stronger.
2 Timothy 4:7,8 says, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith, and from now on there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that day. but also to all who have longed for the appearing of the Lord.”
Second, he is someone who can accept everything with gratitude.
“Everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving” (verse 4). A good worker is a person who knows how to give thanks for all things. Also, those who know how to be grateful become good people.
◇I hope that you will find someone who knows how to be grateful when you meet people. The word 'thank you' can mean 'praise' or 'blessing'. Therefore, a person full of gratitude is a person full of praise and a person full of blessings. Please believe that God will allow praise in thanksgiving and blessings in thanksgiving.
Third, those who have the word of God and prayer.
“For they are sanctified by the word of God and prayer” (verse 5), 2 Timothy 3:16,17 says, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness. that the man of righteousness may be perfected for every good work.” Moral ethics or philosophy can influence human emotions, but do not fundamentally change people. Only the Word of God can make people whole and transform them into holiness. The good workers of Jesus must transform the world into holiness through the word of God and prayer.
The word of God is the sword that overcomes the devil, the sword that cures disease, the weapon that protects you, and life. Those who have the word of the Lord have life. Therefore, the living seed, even the smallest seed like a mustard seed, grows, bears fruit, and becomes a great lush tree. But dead seeds, no matter how large, do not sprout and are of no use. God's word must have life.
So, when the word of God is planted, the word of God lives forever and enriches your life. And he promised prosperity to those who keep the word of God and do it. “Do not let this book of the law depart from your mouth, and meditate on it day and night, and observe all that is written in it, so that your way may become smooth. You will prosper” (Joshua 1:8).
And we, as good workers of Jesus, must bear the mission of the world's light and salt, priests and temples that transform all things God created and established through prayer into their original, holy images.
Fourth, those who put their hope in the living God.
“For this we labor and exert ourselves, because we put our hope in the living God, the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe” (verse 10). Please believe me. The good worker of Jesus, whose hope is in the living God, does not despair in the midst of any adversity or suffering.
In 1 Timothy 6:17, it says, “Do not put your hope in unpredictable riches, but put your hope in God, who gives us all things richly for our enjoyment.” British theologian Thomas Fuller said, “Great hopes make great men.” Living with hope is the same as living with success. To live with hope is to live with a guaranteed answer from God. Please believe that God will surely answer those who put their hope in the living God.
In 1 Peter 1:3 it says, “Blessed be! The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to his abundant mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” Our hope is only in God.
Dear saints, The good workers of Jesus are those who do not waver in their faith, those who can accept everything with thanksgiving, those who have the Word and prayer of God, and those who put their hope in the living God. Jesus, who does not waver in his faith under any circumstances, keeps his faith to the end with all his heart in his work, accepts all things with gratitude, changes the world with God’s word and prayer, and puts hope in the living God I bless you in the name of the Lord that all of you will become good workers.