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Practical Applications
of God’s Word
Part 10 — Fit For Service
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Every believer who is seeking to please the Lord wants to be a useful instrument in the service of God. However, to be really serviceable to the Heavenly Master, we must be men and women of the Scriptures. It is the Word of God that equips us to be on the front lines, and to be ready for whatever comes our way. When we have learned the truth of God, and let it have its practical effect, whether for reproof, correction, or instruction in righteousness, and when we are walking in obedience to the truth, then, and only then will be “furnished unto ALL good works.”
There is another criteria for fitness for service as well, and that is to separate from evil and all that defiles. The Word of God tells us that one who does this “shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared unto EVERY good work” (2 Timothy 2:21).
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