Bible Reading: 1 Timothy 4
Key Verse: Verse 12 - “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Key Words: but be thou an example
Alexander Whyte, who pastored in Scotland in the early 1900s, was preaching on Sunday morning when he noticed a celebrated scientist sitting in the congregation. He was thrilled when the next Sunday the scientist was back again. Pastor Whyte thought he would take advantage of his new listener, so he prepared a series of six sermons on “Religion & Science,” thinking to himself, “Surely he will come to know Christ as a result of these sermons.”
Pastor Whyte worked long, hard, and carefully on each message proving conclusively that there was no real conflict between sound science and the Word of God. Nothing could have exceeded Pastor Whyte’s delight when the scientist came forward on Sunday morning proclaiming his faith in Jesus Christ. Pastor Whyte asked after the service, “And what sermon was it that God used to persuade you to accept Jesus as Savior?” “Oh,” said the scientist, “it wasn’t one of the sermons that persuaded me.” “Well, what did persuade you?” “As I was leaving the church one Sunday, a dear old grandmother asked me if I’d ever been saved. I replied, ‘No, but I am interested,’ and that day she showed me how to become a child of God, which I did. For you see, I saw a light in that little old lady that I desired, and praise the Lord, I received.” Alexander Whyte stood shocked and embarrassed over his lack of personally dealing with the scientist. It was then that he discovered a message lived is far better than one preached.
All of us should ask ourselves, are we a living message of the saving grace of Jesus?
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞Don’t just preach it, live it.
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