Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Titus 2 - Praying God's Word


Please read Titus 2.
Meditate on verse 10b.

Showing all good faith so that they will adorn
 the doctrine of God our Savior in every respect.

The churches on the island of Crete needed Godly leaders and Godly members. Paul gave the characteristics, the LORD’s expectations, for men and women, young and old, from all walks of life. These attributes are listed in Titus 2. When believers exhibit these characteristics, they show all good faith and adorn the doctrine of God in every respect (Titus 2:10).
Examine your life. How do you adorn the doctrine of God your Savior? Does your behavior beautifully give credence to the doctrine of God, or does it portray things of God as being ridiculous? The way you speak and act tells the world what you believe about God. Evaluate your words and actions in light of Titus 2. God said in Titus 1:16 that those who profess to know God but deny Him by their deeds are detestable, disobedient, and worthless for any good deed. What would the LORD say about you?
Pray Titus 2:1-8 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7). [I prayed these verses over my son and his wife everyday for 256 days prior to their wedding, so God would establish them in these Godly characteristics. I continue to pray them over my husband, children, and grandchildren.]
 “LORD, let _________ and me speak
things fitting for sound doctrine.

Let ____________ be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith,
 sound in love, sound in perseverance.
Let _________ be reverent in her behavior,

not a malicious gossip nor enslaved to much wine.
 May she teach what is good,

so she can encourage ___________ to love her husband,
to love her children, to be sensible, pure, a stayer at home,
kind, subject to her own husband
so that Your Word will not be dishonored.
Likewise let __________ be sensible.
In all things let _______ and me show ourselves
 to be an example of good deeds with purity in doctrine,
 dignified, sound in speech which is beyond reproach,
 so that the opponent will be put to shame

and have nothing bad to say about us.

In Your name, Jesus~”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

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