Titus 2 Tuesday

A Walk with Jesus

If you could take a walk with Jesus
Would you walk through fields of flowers
Sprinkled with the morning dew?

If you could take a walk with Jesus
Would you walk beside the sea?
Or would you walk out in the forest,
So you could rest beneath the trees?

If you could take a walk with Jesus
What would you say to Him?
Would you spend the time complaining
About your family and your friends?

If you could take a walk with Jesus
Would you grumble about your job?
Would you choose your words with caution,
As you walked with the Son of God?

Now before you give you answer
Give careful thought to what you'll say.
Though you may not have noticed
Jesus walked with YOU today.
-Author Unknown

If I only touch one
From my heart to yours,






Titus 2
BUT as for you, teach what is fitting and becoming to wholesome doctrine, the character and right living that identify true Christians. Urge the older men to be temperate, honorable, sensible, self-controlled, and sound in the faith, in the love, and in the steadfastness and patience of Christ. 

Bid the older women similarly to be reverent and devout in their attitude as becomes those engaged in sacred service, not slanderers, gossiper or slaves to drink. They are to give good counsel and be teachers of what is right and noble, So that they will wisely train the young women to be sane and sober of mind (temperate, disciplined) and to love their husbands and their children, To be self-controlled, chaste, homemakers, good-natured (kindhearted), adapting and subordinating themselves to their husbands, that the word of God may not be exposed to reproach (blasphemed or discredited). 

In a similar way, urge the younger men to be self-restrained and to behave prudently taking life seriously.  And show your own self in all respects to be a pattern and a model of good deeds and works, teaching what is unadulterated, showing gravity, having the strictest regard for truth and purity of motive, with dignity and thoughtfulness. And let your instruction be sound and fit and wise and wholesome, vigorous and irrefutable and above condemnation, so that the opponent may be put to shame, finding nothing discrediting or evil to say about us. 

Tell attendants to be submissive to their masters, to be pleasing and give satisfaction in every way. Warn them not to talk back or contradict, Nor to steal by taking things of small value, but to prove themselves truly loyal and entirely reliable and faithful throughout, so that in everything they may be an ornament and do credit to the teaching [which is] from and about God our Savior. 

For the grace of God ,His unmerited favor and blessing, has come appeared for the deliverance from sin and the eternal salvation for all mankind.  It has trained us to reject and renounce all ungodliness and worldly (passionate) desires, to live discreet (temperate, self-controlled), upright, devout (spiritually whole) lives in this present world, Awaiting and looking for the fulfillment, the realization of our blessed hope, even the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Christ Jesus ,the Messiah, the Anointed One, Who gave Himself on our behalf that He might redeem us by purchasing our freedom, from all iniquity and purify for Himself a people, to be peculiarly His own, people who are eager and enthusiastic about living a life that is good and filled with beneficial deeds.  Tell them all these things. Urge (advise, encourage, warn) and rebuke with full authority. Let no one despise or disregard or think little of you, conduct yourself and your teaching so as to command respect.

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