- For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people…Titus 2:11 – For all people. That means your spouse. That means your boss. That means your parents. That means your backstabbing friend. That means the different looking person you see on your way to work or school. That means the person that holds a different belief than you on something. That means the criminal in prison. That means the terrorist we see on the news. God’s grace has appeared and is bringing salvation to all people. So if God sees them as worthy to share His life and love to, what’s your reasoning for not doing the same? Today, rather than trying to justify our past actions of not showing love, let’s just remember God’s salvation is available to everyone and it’s our purpose for existing to share that good news. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 733
- But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. Titus 2:1 – As a reminder, Titus is being left in Crete to raise up pastors that will lead the new churches there on the island. Paul directs Titus to teach the things that are properly in line with scripture. The following verses Paul outlines the specific things that Titus ought to teach certain groups, like older men and women. He is to teach how to be dignified as an older man and how to not be a slave to wine for the older women. He is to teach the older women how to teach the younger women on what it looks like to love their husbands well. He was to teach the younger men how to be self-controlled. And why was he called to teach such things? Because such things aren’t naturally our way of doing things. Being older doesn’t suddenly mean you’ll know how to be honorable. Being married doesn’t suddenly mean you’ll know how to love your spouse. Being a young believer doesn’t mean you’ll suddenly know how to be controlled with your lusts. Such things ought to be taught for such things align with sound doctrine. How then are you seeing such things being taught in your church family? Understanding which group you fit in, how are you living faithfully according to what this passage directs? How are you teaching the next generation these things? Possibly one culprit to why we see in our culture, and even our churches, less-honorable older men, irreverent older women, young women and men living out of control is because the teaching of the opposite isn’t happening like it ought to be. Let us then seek to first exhibit such holy things that are being taught in this passage within our own life, and then let us be active in teaching those who do not know yet such things. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2781
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