Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Our Megaphone

Paul writes to Timothy that we are to be examples of purity. Simply put, we are to live lives that honor God and are worthy of our calling (1 Timothy 4:12; Ephesians 4:1; Colossians 4:10).

A king's scepter was a symbol of his authority. It symbolizes the quality of character of the king such as the Hana-sceptre, the shepherd's staff. The hook at the top symbolizing the rescuing a sheep from wondering or pulling it out of brushes in which it had fallen. The straight part of the staff used to beat the enemies of the sheep.

Jesus was called the Great Shepherd (Hebrews 13:20), but the scepter of his kingdom is Righteousness (Hebrews 1:8). He came to deliver us from the power of sin in our lives (Romans 7:14-8:4), that we should no longer be slaves to sin (Romans 6:6-7).

Our purity must be visible to everyone around us. Our actions speak so loudly that words are often drowned out.