Dave’s Monday Blast – May 22, 2017
Over the last three weeks we have been unpacking a terrific study by R. Kent Hughes entitled the 10 Disciplines of a Godly Man. I love this study! It is an INTENTIONAL effort to help Men of God embrace the urgency of Paul’s admonition to his protégé Timothy, as found in 1 Timothy 4:7-8. Paul reminds Timothy that “while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds a promise for the present life and the also for the life to come.”
Here-to-fore we have considered the first six disciplines; they include Purity, Relationships, Mind, Devotion, Integrity and the Tongue:
New for This Week:
- The Discipline of Work:We meet God, the Creator, as a worker in Genesis 1:1-2:2).Since “God created man in his own image” (1:27), the way we work will reveal how much we allow the image of God to develop in us.
There is no secular/sacred distinction; all honest work ought to be done to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). We must recover the biblical truth that our vocation is a divine calling and thus be liberated to do it for the glory of God.
- The Discipline of Perseverance: Hebrews 12:1-3 presents a picture of perseverance in fourcommands:
- Divest! “Lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely” (v. 1a). That includes besetting sin, and anything else that hinders.
- Run! “…with endurance the race that is set before us” (v. 1b).Each of us can finish our race see also 2 Timothy 4:7.
- Focus! “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith (v. 2). There never was a millisecond that he did not trust the Father.
- Consider! Our life is to be spent considering how Jesus lived (v.3).
Next week we will finish with the Disciplines of the Church and of Giving.
