Scripture: Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and the knowledge of the truth that is in accordance with godliness…
Thought for the Day: In this opening verse of Titus, Paul described himself (or many scholars believe it was a student of Paul who wrote the letter in his name) with two words: servant and apostle. He was a servant of God, the root word for servant in the original language of the New Testament is deo which means to be bound or chained. So Paul is first described as being bound to God. Then Paul described himself as an apostle, which means ‘one who is sent’. When I see these two words together, I think of a government’s ambassadors to foreign lands. The loyalty of the ambassadors is to their native country, but their setting of service is a different nation. All Christians are invited to be both servant and apostle. Worship is a time of furlough when we return to Kingdom soil along with other emissaries, but we take the break with the intention of once again being reassigned. Our mission field might be our neighborhood or apartment complex, but wherever we are, we must recognize our mission as representatives of the One we serve.
Prayer: May I remain committed to you, Loving Lord, even when I find myself on the foreign soil of my neighborhood. Amen.
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Hi Bruce, I think you just summed up the whole meaning of Christianity in these few words….Thanks. Love, Isobel B.