Scripture:

“If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.”  ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭2:21‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

Paul is writing to his son in the LORD Timothy, telling him how to live in order for his ministry to be strong and effective.  He tells him here that he needed to keep himself pure.  If you keep yourself pure, he said, “you will be a special utensil for honorable use.”  In other words, Paul told him that keeping himself pure would cause him to be ready for the master to use him for important things and for good works.

Application:

Many times when we are preparing for ministry we think about training, equipping, learning the Word, but Paul thought about purity.  God empowers purity.  God blesses and works through pure vessels who are ready for the master to use them.  When God is looking for someone to use for His glory, He doesn’t look for the qualified... He looks for the pure.  We must keep our hearts pure before the Lord at all times.

Prayer:

Father, help me to walk in purity.  Keep my mind, heart, thoughts, emotions, etc. pure before You.  I want to be a vessel of honor in Your kingdom.  I want to live a life You can work through.  Help me to walk humbly before You at all times and to remain clean and unstained from the world and its pleasures.  Teach me what it means to walk purely before You.

Yours Forever,

Jeff