Title: Deep Souls
Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b
When Paul wrote these words to Timothy, Paul was writing a young pastor of a new church. It was a lot to ask of a young man who was probably overwhelmed with all of his responsibilities. But Paul was confident in his request, not because Timothy could pull it off, but because of the deep work, Christ was doing in Timothy’s soul.
God wants the same thing for you and me, to be an example to others. And we can choose to manufacture an example that is born out of our effort, or we can let God forge a deep work in our souls that produces this kind of example. The former will inevitably fade as life’s pressures beat down. The later will sustain us through the best and worst moments of life.
What kind of example does God want to make of you? Are you allowing him to do the deep work in your heart? Or are you manufacturing an unsustainable facade?
Real Men are Examples to Follow.
