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The Lord’s Servant Must Not Quarrel

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 280 – 2 Timothy 2:24-25- The Lord’s Servant Must Not Quarrel – Growing As Disciples

And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.  2 Timothy 2:24-26 (NIV)

Opportunity

That is what I want. That is what I am looking for. What is it that you want? What is it that you are looking for? I want and am looking for opportunities to be used by you. How do you want to be used by me? I want to help others to come to know and love and follow and serve you. I want to help others to come to their senses so that they can repent and turn away from their sins and be set free from the trap of the devil. I want to help others to be able to live out the life of salvation you have for them now and forever. I want to be able to rejoice with you and all heaven when someone welcomes you into their lives as their Savior and Lord. Those are all very good desires.  

Not everyone has the opportunities that you are asking for. Not everyone is able to minister to the needs of others. Not everyone is able to lead others to me. Why is that? You tell me. Well, I am sure that it is your desire that every one of your followers will be able to minister to others and lead them to you. Yes, that is my desire. I suppose some will not be able to minster to others and lead them to you because they are preoccupied or uninterested or unwilling or maybe even afraid. That is regrettable. That is lamentable. That is so sad. Yes, it is. Is there any other reason why someone might not be able to minster to others and lead them to me? Yes, there is another reason. It feels like you might be zeroing in on me. Maybe, I am. A quarrelsome and argumentative person will have little opportunity to be used by you to minister to others. Why is that? Quarrels and arguments and debates drive people away rather than draw them near. All of these close doors and limit opportunities to minister to others. Little kindness, mercy and love is seen in the heat of quarrels, arguments and debates. No one will open their heart to express their need or confess their sins to someone who is an angry debater, quarreler or arguer. I don’t want to be that person. That’s good. I will be kind. I will be gentle. I will be loving, so that I can be powerfully used by you. That will be very good. Help me to take advantage of every opportunity to love and minister to others. Yes, I will. You can count on me. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, protect me from being quarrelsome. Rather, help me to be kind, and loving and gentle to others. Open up doors of opportunity for me to minister to spiritual needs. Use me to lead others to you so they can turn from their sin, to love, follow and serve you. Amen

Key Question… Why can you be certain that quarrelsome arguments will destroy relationships?

Living It Out…  Be kind and loving and gentle with others so that you will have an opportunity to minister to them.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that being kind and loving and gentle will give you opportunities to minister to others.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has given you opportunities to minister to others.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you be kind to everyone so that they will be receptive to you teaching them.

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Kind To Everyone

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The Virtuous Life – Day 207 – 2 Timothy 2-24-26 – Kind To Everyone – Growing As Disciples

And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 (ESV)

An Opportunity

Do you want to serve me well? Do you want to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name? Do you want to shine brightly for me, like a star in the universe, in the darkness of this world? Do you want to be able to store up treasure in heaven with me? Do you want to be able to have a powerful ministry in the lives of others? Do you want to hear me one day say, “Well done, good and faithful servant? Yes, of course, I want all these things to be true in my life. Why are you asking me all these questions? Do you have some point you want to make with me? Is there something that I am missing? Is there something standing in the way of all these things being true in my life? Do I need to make a course correction in the way that I am thinking or speaking or acting? You have answered my good questions with your own good questions. Yet, you do know the answers to both my questions and your questions. You already know the course corrections you must make in the way you are thinking and speaking and acting toward others, isn’t that true? Yes, that is true.

Tell me your thoughts. I am a debater. I have been quarrelsome. I have not been kind to everyone. I have not patiently endured evil that has been done against me. I have lost sight of what is ultimately important. What is ultimately important? Every one of your questions points me towards what is ultimately important. How so? I could ask myself, “Do I want to win a debate or argument or see someone come to know and love and follow and serve you? or “Do I want to store up treasure in heaven with you or win debates and arguments down here on earth?” or “Do I want to be a champion debater or bear fruit for your kingdom and bring glory to your name?” I know that I have not been exceedingly gentle with all my opponents. Forgive me. You are forgiven. All is not lost. You can begin again. You can start over. You can still be powerfully used by me. All that you hope to be true of your life, all we are discussing here, can still be true for you. Will you be gentle with all your opponents? Will you allow me to use you to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name? Yes Lord, I will. That will be very good. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, help me to serve you well. I will be kind to everyone. I will not be quarrelsome. I will patiently endure evil. I will teach and correct others with the greatest amount of gentleness. Use me to lead others to the truth so that they will come to know you. Amen

Key Question…  When has someone willingly listened to your words because of the gentle way you dealt with them?

Living It Out…  Continually be gentle and kind to your opponent’s so that you will have an opportunity to minister to them.

Seeing It Happen…  Have faith that you will have an opportunity to minister to others as you continue to be gentle and kind to them.

Get Ready To Share…  Share with another person or your small group how you have patiently endured evil and been kind to your opponents.

Prayer To Bless Others…  May you not be quarrelsome, but rather be kind to everyone, so you can have a ministry in their lives.

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Must Not Quarrel

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Becoming Like Christ – Day 280 – 2 Timothy 2:24-25- Must Not Quarrel- Growing As Disciples

And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.  2 Timothy 2:24-26 (NIV)

Opportunity

That is what I want. That is what I am looking for. What is it that you want? What is it that you are looking for? I want and am looking for opportunities to be used by you. How do you want to be used by me? I want to help others to come to know and love and follow and serve you. I want to help others to come to their senses so that they can repent and turn away from their sins and be set free from the trap of the devil. I want to help others to be able to live out the life of salvation you have for them now and forever. I want to be able to rejoice with you and all heaven when someone welcomes you into their lives as their Savior and Lord. Those are all very good desires.  

Not everyone has the opportunities that you are asking for. Not everyone is able to minister to the needs of others. Not everyone is able to lead others to me. Why is that? You tell me. Well, I am sure that it is your desire that every one of your followers will be able to minister to others and lead them to you. Yes, that is my desire. I suppose some will not be able to minster to others and lead them to you because they are preoccupied or uninterested or unwilling or maybe even afraid. That is regrettable. That is lamentable. That is so sad. Yes, it is. Is there any other reason why someone might not be able to minster to others and lead them to me? Yes, there is another reason. It feels like you might be zeroing in on me. Maybe, I am. A quarrelsome and argumentative person will have little opportunity to be used by you to minister to others. Why is that? Quarrels and arguments and debates drive people away rather than draw them near. All of these close doors and limit opportunities to minister to others. Little kindness, mercy and love is seen in the heat of quarrels, arguments and debates. No one will open their heart to express their need or confess their sins to someone who is an angry debater, quarreler or arguer. I don’t want to be that person. That’s good. I will be kind. I will be gentle. I will be loving, so that I can be powerfully used by you. That will be very good. Help me to take advantage of every opportunity to love and minister to others. Yes, I will. You can count on me. Thank you, Lord.

Lord, protect me from being quarrelsome. Rather, help me to be kind, and loving and gentle to others. Open up doors of opportunity for me to minister to spiritual needs. Use me to lead others to you so they can turn from their sin, to love, follow and serve you. Amen

Key Question… Why is it important to get up and take immediate action when you receive a warning from the Lord?

Living It Out… Get up and respond immediately and appropriately to any warnings you receive from the Lord.

Seeing It Happen… Have faith that the Lord will help you to hear and heed warnings from Him.

Get Ready To Share… Share with another person or your small group how the Lord has warned you of a coming danger.

Prayer To Bless Others… May you get up and immediately respond to any and all warnings that you receive from the Lord.

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Be Kind To Everyone

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – Character – 2 Timothy 2:24-26 – Be Kind To Everyone – Growing As Disciples

And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26 (NIV)

Yes

Do you want to have abundant opportunities to minister to others? Do you want to bear fruit for my kingdom? Do you want to bring glory to my name? Do you want to shine as a bright witness for me in the world? Do you want to be used by me? Do you want to accomplish my purposes and fulfill my plans? Who would say no to any one of your questions? You would be surprised at how many are unwilling to do what is necessary to be able to say an emphatic and resounding yes to my questions. Many will say yes in their minds and no in their hearts to the questions that I have asked of you. What does that mean? What must I do to say an emphatic and resounding yes to your questions? How can I answer your questions with a yes in both my mind and heart? Those are very good questions.

Let me ask you some more questions. I’m listening. What will hinder your ability to be used by me? What will open doors of opportunity for you to be used by me? If I love like you loved I will be used by you. If others can see your life being lived in and through me doors of ministry will be opened to me. That’s right. If I fail to live like you lived then that will hinder my ability to be used by you. What might that look like? If I was unkind, no one would want to give me the time of day. If I was harsh, no one would have any desire to listen to me. If I was filled with pride and full of resentment, others would make every effort to stay far away from me. That’s right.

Now do you know what it will require of you to say an emphatic and resounding yes in your heart and mind to my questions? I think so. Let me hear your answer. If I really want to be used by you, I will need to take on the form of a servant. Life will need to cease to be all about me. I will need to set aside my privileges and rights. In doing so, I will give of myself to others. I will love like you loved. I will give like you gave. I will do what you did. I will be loving and kind and gentle. I will make it my purpose, plan and goal to win others over to you. I will allow you to use my life to help others escape the devil’s grasp. That will be very good. Then you will be saying an emphatic and resounding yes to me. Then I will use you to bear fruit for my kingdom and bring glory to my name.

Lord, I know that being quarrelsome will make me an ineffective and unfruitful witness for you in the world. Instead of quarreling I will treat everyone with your gentleness, kindness, mercy and love. Help me to bear abundant fruit for your kingdom and glory. Amen

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Character – 2 Timothy 2-24-26 – Be Kind To Everyone – 4 Page Discipleship Devotional Study Guide

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