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If we can imagine our thoughts if we are given a new job but are told that we will fail? A prophet in the Holy Bible named Ezekiel had a job like that. God said to him, “Speak the message, but the people won’t listen.” Other prophets like Jeremiah and Isaiah didn’t fare much better. In our Bible verse Apostle Paul was giving instruction and encouragement to a young Bishop named Timothy. But it doesn’t sound entirely encouraging: People won’t want to listen to you. They will go to others who tell them what they want to hear.

Apostle Paul wanted Timothy to know the agenda that God had for him. It was not to tell people what they want to hear. It was not to compromise the teachings of the Bible. How much easier his job would have been if that’s what God told him to do. But too much was at stake for that! What people want to hear is that they are good people and are able to correct what ever might be wrong with their lives. No one wants to hear that they deserve punishment, certainly not the punishment of judgement. But that is the truth about every one of us. Why is it so important that we hear that? Because, if we don’t know how serious our situation is, we won’t realize how much we need what God has so generously provided for us in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Saviour of the world. The world’s biggest problem is sin that leads to death. Its only solution is to know Jesus Christ and to act upon His teaching accordingly. Jesus paid the full price necessary — His own innocent life and was crucified for us to remove our sins and guilt for ever.

God wants us to patiently and lovingly teach the world the whole truth of His Word so that the people of the world can hear that wonderful truth of Jesus teaching loud and clear.

Let us always be thankful to our gracious Heavenly Father for uncovering the truth about our sin and our Saviour. We must pray that when we speak to people about the truth of the Word, God with the aid of the Holy Ghost will help us so that we can do it with patience and love, but without compromise.