“Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness.” 1Timonthy 4:7

From the Desk of Melissa Reinert

Our purpose while on this earth is to do the will of the Lord. Of course, we aren’t serving as His slave or employee. We do not work out of debt or imprisonment, but free will. We do not work for Him for money or position. After all, He has already given us the greatest treasure, and made us His sons and daughters. We serve the Lord because we love Him, because He first loved us.

Our Father’s will for us is to love one another and to tell everyone about Jesus. His life, His death, and His resurrection are to be boldly claimed and lived out daily in our lives. Simple, right? Easy to say, hard to do. Fulfilling the Lord’s will takes effort. You need a plan and you have to do the work. 1 Timothy 4:7 tells us we are to “train ourselves for godliness.”

Just as an athlete practices regularly to know his game and to build his skill, so we must do what it takes to know and fulfill the Lord’s will. We must immerse ourselves in His Word. We must also commune with God. That is our system; our plan: Time reading the Bible and time on our knees in prayer.

Only then can we answer the charge of 2 Timothy 2:15: “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the Word of truth.”

Having this foundation keeps us strong as we stand against temptation, disobedience, and worldly distraction. We are set apart from these things, called to be holy. “As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.”

The Lord has called us. Let’s keep to our system and do the work.