Titus 3:3-8
(Use the link below to read the verses.)
Might as well jump. Jump! Go
ahead, jump.
Might as well jump. Jump! Go ahead, jump.
Might as well jump. Jump! Go ahead, jump.
In
1984, the rock group Van Halen, released a song by the title of Jump.
The chorus wasn’t real creative.
My
daughter was 4 years old at the time. After dinner I used to play the record really
loud and we would jump around together. When it came to the chorus, I would
lift her up by both hands singing “Jump”!
While she would laugh and giggle.
Today,
when either of us hear the song come on the radio, that person will get the
other on the phone, crank up the volume so that we can both hear it and relive
the memory. We’ve been doing this for years.
That’s
an example of how you invest in your children; how you invest in your spouse;
how you invest in those you love. By spending time with them; pointing them in
the right direction; doing everyday things together.
Titus
was assigned to disciple the churches that Paul founded on the island of Crete.
There are many instructions in this letter including how to set up Elders and
how to relate to various groups of people. But none are more critical than
these.
When God our Savior
revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of
the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our
sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. 6 He
generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. 7 Because
of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will
inherit eternal life. NLT
Of
all the things Titus could do for the believers on the island of Crete, the
most important was to point them to Christ. Of all the things you or I can do
for others, the most important is to point them to Christ.
My
daughter will soon give birth to her third child, or I should rephrase that to say
“our third grandchild”. I’m not sure she has introduced her kids to Jump,
but for sure she has pointed them to Christ. Let us do the same for those who
the Lord has brought into our lives to love and to serve.
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