03/17/2013

  • T&M STICK YOUR NECK OUT--COMMIT YOURSELF TO SOMEONE!

    And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. 2 Tim 2:2.

    Can you think of an occasion when you were hurt by someone so badly that you were tempted to think. That's it! I'll never give my heart to anyone like that ever again! This hurts too much to go through this a second time. I've had all the abuse, I can take, and I'll never put my neck back on the chopping block again.

    The return Timothy anticipated from his leaders was commitment and faithfulness. For those same men to deny him their loyalty after all he had poured into them was a flagrant violation of relationship, yet that is precisely what they did. The majority of those leaders walked out of the assembly and desert Timothy.

    The word "commit" comes from the Greek compound word paratithimi, a compound of the words para and tithimi. The word para is a Greek word that means alongside. It refers to something that is near or close by. But in 2 Tim 2:2, it presents a picture of close relationships.


    The use of the word paratithimi meant that Paul wanted Timothy to understand this message: "..You need to choose some new people who have proven themselves faithful. Pull up alongside those people; get as close to them as you can so you can deposit everything you are and everything you know into them."

    It is time for you to grab hold of the power of Yahvah and to emerge out of your place of hiding! It may be true that a person or a group of people hurt you in the past, but there are friends out there who are just waiting for you.

    PRAYER: YAHVAH, HELP ME OVERCOME THE HURTS AND DISAPPOINTMENT I'VE EXPERIENCED BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WHO PROVED TO BE UNFRUITFUL. WHEN I AM TEMPTED TO JUDGE THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED ME, HELP ME REMEMBER THOSE WHOM I MYSELF HAVE WRONGED IN THE PAST. I AM ASKING YOU NOW TO HELP ME FORGIVE--AND NOT JUST TO FORGIVE, BUT TO STICK OUT MY NECK AGAIN AND BEGIN TO REBUILD MY LIFE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN THE BODY OF MESSIAH. I PRAY THIS IN YAHVAHOSHA'S NAME HALLELUYAH!  Bro. Doc

     

     

     

     

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