“Full Proof of your Ministry”
Saturday, March 23, 2024Key Verse
“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” 2 Timothy 4:5
Text — 2Timothy 4:1-8
Message
Jesus while on earth concentrated on the purpose why He came and He fulfilled His ministry. What was the ministry of Christ? It was to save sinners from their sins. After finishing His earthly mission, He handed over the work to His friends and went back to heaven. According to our Bible passage, Paul the Apostle encouraged Timothy, his son in the faith, to be watchful, to endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist and fulfil his ministry.
You can be like Timothy in the Bible and obey the instruction of our Lord to preach the gospel, do service to God, endure suffering and persecution, serve in the house of God and at the end you can say like Paul the Apostle that you have fulfilled your ministry. But before you can confidently speak like Paul the Apostle, you need to be consecrated and committed to the work of God. A lazy or disobedient child cannot work for God. He must first repent and surrender his life to Jesus.
Further Reading
Hebrews 8:1-6
Prayer for today
Heavenly Father, I surrender all to You.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
