Thoughts

Was just reading this —

“And the Lord’s bond servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.”    2 Timothy 2:24-26.

I am a bondservant. I have come to be a willing servant to the Creator God of the universe.  He has given me these instructions about how I am to live my life before others:

• not quarrelsome
• kind to all
• able to teach
• patient when wronged
• gently correcting those who are opposed to the truth of the gospel.

I know I have failed to live up this these in so many ways, but I desire to become more like Christ.  I sincerely hope my failure won’t be a stumbling block to anyone who would consider the claims of Jesus about Himself.

Why? Because God may grant these people repentance and faith, leading to the knowledge of the truth. Truth is certainly a good thing to discern in the midst of all the false narratives in our culture today.

We’re told that they may “come to their senses.”  When they do they are able to escape the snare of the devil that has misled so many around the world. Until we have Christ, we are held captive by the devil himself — the enemy of all who live.

Those who have not yet put their faith in Christ alone are continually tricked into doing Satan’s will.  They are misled into believing false, man-focused ideologies and philosophies until they are set free by faith in Christ.

It is my hope that many may be drawn to faith in Christ and that all of us who follow Christ may be usable to point others in that direction, which is the only way to God.

That’s my trumpet blast for today.

Pat Pearce