Daily Devotions
2 Timothy
"Remind them of these things..."
Text: 2 Timothy 2:14
A MINISTRY OF REMINDING
The ministry of the Lord is full and complex. The following are some aspects that may be highlighted:-
1. Revelation from the Lord
a) Paul would always declare and defend that his knowledge was revealed by the Lord (Ephesians 3:3).
b) He gave himself to the study of these revelations before he taught others.
2. Communicating vital knowledge
a) Through preaching
b) Through teaching
c) Through exhorting
d) Through defending
3. Reminding believers
a) Timothy was urged to remind the church.
b) The Apostle Peter wrote of a ministry of reminding (2 Peter 1:13-15).
A NEEDED WORD
The Apostle Paul wrote to encourage Timothy to take heed in his pastoral ministry.
“Remind them of these things, charging them
before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit,
to the ruin of the hearers.”
2 Timothy 2:14
1. “Remind them of these things”
a) This was endorsing the ministry of reminding.
b) These things are a reference to the great truths found in the apostolic teachings.