S. 2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season: correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction.”
O. Paul gives a charge - more encouragement to Timothy. Timothy is to keep preaching God’s word. He is to be prepared when the opportunity occurs and when it’s less opportune. He is to always be ready. As he preaches, he is also to correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction.
There’s a lot to unpack in this single verse. Today my focus is “in season and out of season.” The word for “season” is “kairos” which means “at the right time.” The thought is whether the time is right or not, we are to share God’s word.
A. I think we all want conditions to be just right to be able to share God’s Word or to start a ministry. We certainly need to wait to hear from the Lord for His leading but other than that, we are to proclaim God’s word regardless of the condition being “just right” or not. I think I often forget the principle of sowing and reaping. If we sow, plant, share - we will reap (there will be a good result from that planting) Galatians 6:7-9.
P. Thank you Lord Jesus for this word today. Holy Spirit fill me and guide me to NOT wait for coniditions to be favorable, but to continue to preach your word, to invest in people, to develop outreach ministries knowing that “we will reap a harvest in due time.” Galatians 6:9.
