Titus 1:1 From: Sha’ul, God’s slave and an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, sent to promote among God’s chosen people the trust and knowledge of truth which lead to godliness 2 and which are based on the certain hope of eternal life. God, who does not lie, promised that life before the beginning of time 3 but made public this word of his in its own season through a proclamation with which I have been entrusted by order of God, our Deliverer.
4 To: Titus, a true son in the faith we share:
Grace and shalom from God the Father and from the Messiah Yeshua, our Deliverer.
5 The reason I left you in Crete was so that you might attend to the matters still not in order and appoint congregation leaders in each city — those were my instructions. 6 A leader must be blameless, husband to one wife, with believing children who do not have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. 7 For an overseer, as someone entrusted with God’s affairs, must be blameless — he must not be self-willed or quick-tempered, he must not drink excessively, get into fights or be greedy for dishonest gain. 8 On the contrary, he must be hospitable, devoted to good, sober-mindedness, uprightness, holiness and self-control. 9 He must hold firmly to the trustworthy Message that agrees with the doctrine; so that by his sound teaching he will be able to exhort and encourage, and also to refute those who speak against it.
10 For there are many, especially from the Circumcision faction, who are rebellious, who delude people’s minds with their worthless and misleading talk. 11 They must be silenced; because they are upsetting entire households by teaching what they have no business teaching, and doing it for the sake of dishonest gain. 12 Even one of the Cretans’ own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons” — 13 and it’s true! For this reason, you must be severe when you rebuke those who have followed this false teaching, so that they will come to be sound in their trust 14 and no longer pay attention to Judaistic myths or to the commands of people who reject the truth.
15 To all who are themselves pure, everything is pure. But to those who are defiled and without trust, nothing is pure — even their minds and consciences have been defiled. 16 They claim to know God, but with their actions they deny him. They are detestable and disobedient; they have proved themselves unfit to do anything good.
-------Some people I know say they have a close relationship with God, but they never read the Bible or pray to God. It is hard to have a good relationship with someone that you rarely see or never communicate with. A good relationship requires two important things - communication and commitment.
God has communicated His message to us through the Bible. When we read the Bible, we learn about how God worked with people for thousands of years. We learn God's thoughts and actions. Every day when we read the Bible, we can learn something new about God.
But God did not just give us the Bible and walk away. He committed Himself to us. As we read His promises in the Bible, we can know that He will always be with us to help and comfort us. Friends and family members may leave us, but God has promised to always be with us.
Titus 1:2 gives us encouragement about God. "This faith and knowledge make us sure that we have eternal life. God promised that life to us before time began - and God does not lie."God has given us His Word and His promises. You can depend on both today!
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The Deaf Devo - The Deaf Mission of Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States for Wednesday, 4 October 2017 "Thank You, God!"
1 Thessalonians 5:1 But you have no need to have anything written to you, brothers, about the times and dates when this will happen; 2 because you yourselves well know that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is so peaceful and secure,” then destruction will suddenly come upon them, the way labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there is no way they will escape.
Whenever I go to my doctor, I think about those children who listed things they were thankful for. My doctor's office always asks me to answer many questions about my health. The questions ask if I have problems or pains in different parts of my body. I am supposed to answer the questions with "yes" or "no." Every time I answer a question with "no," I thank God that I don't have that health problem. When I answer a question with "yes," I thank God that I have a doctor who can help me with the medical problems I face.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 teaches us about being thankful. "Whatever happens, always be thankful. This is how God wants you to live in Christ Jesus." We should thank God when good things happen to us. And, when bad things happen to us, we should thank God for being with us and helping us.
Be thankful today! You don't have to set your alarm or write a note to help you remember to be thankful. Just be thankful all the time!
1 Thessalonians 5:1 But you have no need to have anything written to you, brothers, about the times and dates when this will happen; 2 because you yourselves well know that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 When people are saying, “Everything is so peaceful and secure,” then destruction will suddenly come upon them, the way labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there is no way they will escape.
4 But you, brothers, are not in the dark, so that the Day should take you by surprise like a thief; 5 for you are all people who belong to the light, who belong to the day. We don’t belong to the night or to darkness, 6 so let’s not be asleep, like the rest are; on the contrary, let us stay alert and sober. 7 People who sleep, sleep at night; and people who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us stay sober, putting on trust and love as a breastplate and the hope of being delivered as a helmet.[a] 9 For God has not intended that we should experience his fury, but that we should gain deliverance through our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, 10 who died on our behalf so that whether we are alive or dead, we may live along with him. 11 Therefore, encourage each other, and build each other up — just as you are doing.
12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who are working hard among you, those who are guiding you in the Lord and confronting you in order to help you change. 13 Treat them with the highest regard and love because of the work they are doing. Live at peace among yourselves; 14 but we urge you, brothers, to confront those who are lazy, your aim being to help them change, to encourage the timid, to assist the weak, and to be patient with everyone.
15 See that no one repays evil for evil; on the contrary, always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone.
16 Always be joyful. 17 Pray regularly. 18 In everything give thanks, for this is what God wants from you who are united with the Messiah Yeshua.
19 Don’t quench the Spirit, 20 don’t despise inspired messages. 21 But do test everything — hold onto what is good, 22 but keep away from every form of evil.
23 May the God of shalom make you completely holy — may your entire spirit, soul and body be kept blameless for the coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. 24 The one calling you is faithful, and he will do it.
25 Brothers, keep praying for us.
26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
27 I charge you in the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers.
28 The grace of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah be with you.
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Teachers at a Vacation Bible School asked the children to name things they were thankful for. They mentioned things like their families, their teachers, their pets and even ice cream! Whenever I go to my doctor, I think about those children who listed things they were thankful for. My doctor's office always asks me to answer many questions about my health. The questions ask if I have problems or pains in different parts of my body. I am supposed to answer the questions with "yes" or "no." Every time I answer a question with "no," I thank God that I don't have that health problem. When I answer a question with "yes," I thank God that I have a doctor who can help me with the medical problems I face.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 teaches us about being thankful. "Whatever happens, always be thankful. This is how God wants you to live in Christ Jesus." We should thank God when good things happen to us. And, when bad things happen to us, we should thank God for being with us and helping us.
Be thankful today! You don't have to set your alarm or write a note to help you remember to be thankful. Just be thankful all the time!
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