Workers Approved Unto God

2 Timothy 2:15" study to shew thyself approved unto God,a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth".

Saints God is looking for believers to stand up for the gospel;Paul stood up for the Gospel,but when he proclaimed its truth, it landed him in jail to suffer like a common criminal.But Paul comforted himself and Timothy by saying "I'm imprisoned, but God's word isn't.I'll persevere, because of those who don't know Christ,and to help the people of God".

Paul encouraged Timothy to stand up for the Gospel and to stand firm on the foundation of his faith.He wanted his son in the ministry to release the dead things of this world(profit,pleasure)and walk in the living things of Christ.Paul desired for his disciples to be the select few who would reign with Christ in the last days,not just experience salvation.Christ is absolutely faithful and true.He refuses to give up on any human being.However,if the people on earth die steadfastly denying Him in front of men,Jesus has no choice.Saints did you know we sometimes deny our savior in front of men in our actions?Somethings we do, deny Jesus in our lives.Christ will deny those who deny Him, when standing before the Father.

Paul told Timothy to repeat basic Christian teaching to God's people.He must warn them against pious nitpicking,which chips away at the faith.This kind of practice serves no good use;it hurts people and wears them down.Everyone who claims to be a follower of Christ should be in the business of building others up not tearing them down.Now this don't mean not being truthful, it means handling everything with the love of God.As servants of God,we must concentrate on doing our best for God,being studious, diligent, and working hard at telling the truth.If we practice this kind of behavior,we will have no need to be ashamed.Approved workers Correctly handle the Word of truth.They know what God's Word says  and they handle it correctly.Handling means they don't make the word say something it does not,nor do they create their own personal interpretation of the word that better suits their purpose.They rightly divide (or use correctly)the Word of truth.

If you want to be one of God's approved workers, you need to faithfully follow God's word.This is accomplished by knowing what it says(studying it) and correctly appling it in your life.There comes a time when a person needs to stop talking about what is true and to start acting on it.Workman who are properly handling God's word know that only by living according to the word will they truly represent God's truth.Paul told Timothy not to be ashamed to proclaim the truth of the Gospel message or to live according to it,that it was worth dying for, and it would endure far beyond his life or that of Timothy. Living faithfully according to God's word is perhaps the biggest difference between a worker who is correctly handling the word of truth and one who is not.