Meditation
GIVE ATTENTION TO READING
Text: 1 Timothy 4:11-13
6 June 2021
STRONG INSTRUCTION
In the days of old, teachers instructed their pupils very strongly. This was the way the Lord Jesus trained His Apostles. This was the way the Apostle Paul instructed Timothy and Titus.
11 These things command and teach.
12 Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
13 Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. 1 Timothy 4:11-13
- The Instructions
a) Command and teach
b) Let no one despise your youth
c) Be an example
d) Give attention
- Imperative statements
a) Paul wrote as an Apostle
b) He also wrote as a spiritual father
c) He wrote as a Master-Teacher
d) Timothy would know how to understand the use of the Imperative
i) These were strong words
ii) They were not options
iii) They were more than suggestions
iv) Timothy would take heed to all these statements as commands
v) He trusted in Paul’s wisdom
GIVE ATTENTION
Meditation, if it is to be successful, requires careful attention.
- Give attention to the Scriptures
- The Scriptures were publicly read
a) Not many were able to read
b) Fewer could afford to own Bibles (or portions of the Lord’s word)
THE SCRIPTURES AND THEIR PLACE IN MEDITATION
The Scriptures play a vital role. We need to know what the Bible actually teaches before we can practise Meditation! The Pastoral role is multi-faceted! The Church needs to be taught carefully and deeply and then shown how to meditate on the doctrines found in the Scriptures!