| A Good Commendation |
| “The elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth … . For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth” (3 John verses 1, 3). |
| Wouldn’t we all like a commendation like that? When others give an account of your actions what do they say? Can they give a good report? Can they testify that we are walking according to the Word of God and living a godly life? |
| Here is what it says about Timothy: “Well reported of by the brethren that were at Lystra and Iconium” (Acts 16:2). |
| Of Apelles we read, “approved in Christ” (Romans 16:10). |
| Of course, our first motivation should be the Lord’s approval. Paul said, “Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him” (2 Corinthians 5:9). However, we further read, “For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men” (Romans 14:18). |
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