My Part

DEVOTION
TITUS
MY PART
Titus 1:1-3
1:1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— 2 a faith and knowledge resting on the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, 3 and at his appointed season he brought his word to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
NIV
Let me just deal with the first part of the introduction today. I think each and every believer should identify in part with this. I certainly have to in the sense that whatever I am called to do within the body of Christ I am called for the faith of all the others. Surely God calls his people for a personal salvation, and so each believer might have a personal relationship with him and gain eternal life, which the rest of this introduction is speaking to, but yet we are not these islands of personal salvation. I have been brought into the family of God for an expressed reason. God recruited me to work in his kingdom for his purposes. This purpose is for the benefit of other believers. Just as all the illustrations of the members of a human body to the members of the body of Christ, all of us are dependent on the other, each having to do his or her part. I have to function within the body for the whole body to function as God intended it to. I do wonder at times how more members can be added, in the sense are there any duplication to parts, or is the body so unlimited in parts there could never be enough. But I have to stay focused on my part, what I have been called to be, to do. If I do that which I am supposed to than I know I am fulfilling his plan. I also have to continue to explore the knowledge of the truth for my own life as well. I must study the scriptures and learn from God because it does lead to godliness. The false truths of this world lead away from godliness, but his word leads me to it and helps my faith and my hope for eternal life. I think the more distracted by the world I get, the farther away from believing in eternal life I get. The voices ring so loudly in the ways of the world, I need to forever be gaining more knowledge and faith in the ways of God, staying focused on him and his plan for my life. The more I know of him, the more I see the works of his hands. He continues to influence my heart and direct my paths. He walks before be with the light showing me the way to travel. His word is that light, and I believe he has also entrusted to me to shine that light on others. He is doing his part, I must do my part.