2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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PUTTING YOU IN REMEMBRANCE
MONDAY, JUNE 8
2 Peter 1:12-13
Ezekiel 33:2-9
“To write the same things to you,
to me indeed is not grievous,
but for you it is safe.”
PUTTING YOU IN REMEMBRANCE
Repeating a matter is not considered a good practice. If a pastor repeats a matter frequently, he is often charged with nagging. However, Peter said, “… I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things …” (2 Pet 1:12). The Apostle appeared to be very convinced that there is much value in repeating a matter. He said it again in the following verse: “Yea, I think it meet … to stir you up by putting you in remembrance” (2 Pet 1:13).
Peter is not alone in asserting the significance of reminding the congregation frequently of things that are pertinent to their beliefs and purity. Paul instructed Titus, a young pastor: “This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly” (Titus 3:8a).
It is not uncommon for people to complain against a godly and faithful pastor who reiterates continuously from the pulpit a certain issue that threatens the purity of doctrine and life. Nonetheless, a good pastor, like a faithful watchman, continues to alert the people about the impending danger. A pastor who dares not warn repeatedly may appease a grumpy crowd and receive their loud applause, but he is most certainly performing it to the dissatisfaction of the Lord. Preachers who refrain from repeated warning and teaching will be severely dealt with by the Lord. To such, He will say, “His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter” (Isa 56:10-11).
Have you been unhappy about your pastor’s repeated mentioning of certain doctrinal errors? When the pastor repeats a warning or reminder, have you bothered to find out its seriousness? Are you feeling unhappy because the repeated issue is a matter that you are not willing to accept?
THOUGHT: “When an old dog barks, a wise man harks.”
PRAYER: O Lord, grant me grace to hear with submissiveness and obedience those who watch over my soul.