2 Timothy 4:5 Will you endure? Are you an evangelist?

Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!  Jesu Jevu!

   Okay, today, get ready, Paul is going to lay out some really good information. Look at 2 Timothy 4: ⁵ But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

  No commentaries or outside opinions; let's just go through this together. BUT YOU - this is speaking straight to you (put your name there).

   KEEP YOUR HEAD IN ALL SITUATIONS - this means to stop, to think, to let the wisdom of God lead you.  Be slow to anger, slow to speak, and quick to hear.

  ENDURE HARDSHIP - most of us think if we don't have the money to take a vacation, go out to eat, or do the "fun" things we have endured hardship.  Hardship is actual struggling - where is money for rent coming from, money for food, gas for the car, new tire for the car.  Hardship means doing WITHOUT the luxuries or "fun" things of life and actually struggling.  If you have never been broke, then you have not truly struggled (in my opinion). Been there, done that, ain't fun.

  DO THE WORK OF AN EVANGELIST - a person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching.  Do you really share God's word with people DAILY?  If you don't take the opportunity to share salvation; then, would that be the same as saying "well, they can go to hell"?  When we should say let me share the eternal life plan with you.

DISCHARGE ALL THE DUTIES OF YOUR MINISTRY -  discharge means to let off, to give off, to fire out, to share.  Duties of your ministry - and what is that?  That is sharing the word of Jesus Christ, the way of salvation, planting the seeds and letting God germinate and grow the seed.  We don't save, only Jesus, but we are called to plant the seeds of salvation.  Where?  Into all the world! 

   If this one verse doesn't charge you up, then I am not sure what will.  As the ole hippy says, "go baby, go"!  Love you all.

Johnny