Back to the Flowerpot
I have been spending more time at the Edge of Bangsar
lately that I have not had time to dig more into the flowerpot....
SO here's continuing a bit into a book I was reading previously - The Measure of a Man by Gene Getz....
1 Timothy 3:2-4 itself has so many characteristics that Paul advised Timothy to be:- as an effective man of God...
above reproach - good reputation
husband of one wife - morally pure
temparate - well balanced
prudent - wise
respectable - adorning the Gospel of Christ
hospitable - being open to help
able to teach - teachable
not addicted to wine - avoiding over indulgence
gentle - fair minded
uncontentious - peacemaker
free from the love of money - generous
manages his household well - reflecting our heavenly father
keeping his children in control with dignity - "
wow! with the grace of God, I pray for all the men I know, including and especially myself, that we can be molded into whom He wants us to become...with the characteristics of Jesus, slowly and steadily of course, in His time....