Dear Brethren,

MEDITATION
24  And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to
teach, patient,  25  in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will
grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth,  26  and that they may come to
their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him
to do his will. 2 Timothy 2:24-26

OBSERVATION AND INTERPRETATION
1. The servant of the Lord
a) What he must be
i) Gentle
b) Able to teach
c) Patient
b) What he must do
a) Correcting those who are in opposition
b) Humility must be present

2. God’s mercy
a) Perhaps they may repent
b) Perhaps they may know the truth
c) Perhaps they will come to their senses
3. Satan’s work
a) He has snared them
b) He has taken them captive
c) They are doing his will

APPLICATION TO LIFE AND MINISTRY
1. The work we do
a) It is a spiritual warfare
b) The opposing sides
i) God
ii) Satan

2. God’s work must be carefully discerned
a) When people are ensnared
i) They are captives
ii) They are doing the evil one’s work
b) They will not change
i) They are not enlightened
ii) They are not aware of the spiritual consequences

3. Our challenge
a) To be spiritually alive
b) To be spiritually alert
c) To be strong and steadfast
d) To do the will of God faithfully
e) To exercise humility always

Prayerfully,
Pastor Charles Tan