Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Devoted to a Exhortation

Paul instructs Timothy To devote himself to exhortation. All who are called to teach must likewise devote themselves to exhortation. But there are two ways to view that instruction. One is to exhort others. If Timothy is called to minister, he must exhort.

But it could also mean to devote one's self to receiving exhortation. We must have teachable spirits if we are to teach others. As Paul wrote just a few sentences later, "for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee" (1 Timothy 4:16).