Live The Word

It wasn’t always fun being a PK (preacher’s kid).  One thing,, Dad always had a bird’s eye view of wherever I sat in the church.  He could see who I was sitting with, what I was doing, and who I [might] be holding hands with.

 

Paul gave Timothy an emphatic directive, “Preach the word!!” (1 Timothy 4:2).  At the front of most churches, there is a raised area on which stands a pulpit.  From that area, preachers can see lots of things but it’s purpose is to proclaim the Name of Christ.  I doubt Paul was instructing young Timothy (or us) to drag a pulpit around, but his directive is most relevant to Christians today.  While words are often necessary to share Christ, actions are crucial to the message.  True followers of Christ understand their behavior, speech, choices, and attitudes reveal the deeper parts of who we are.  To live in contrast to Christ shames and disclaims Him as Lord and Ruler of who we are in Him.  Literally, our lives are His pulpits – lifting Him high either in honor or disgrace.  Oswald Chambers wrote, “He does not turn us into spiritual agents but into spiritual messengers, and the message must be a part of us.”  The idea is that we are so rooted in Christ, He is first-nature (not second-nature) in all we say and do, all we choose, all we decide, all we are!  If you claim Christ, your pulpit is established and preaching is in progress  – live the Word!