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For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith
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et me ask you a few simple questions. Have you ever been disappointed when things did not go well? Have you been discouraged to the point of losing hope that things were never going to change? Have you ever felt defeated in your task and simply contemplated on quitting?
I remember indistinctly watching the New Orleans Saints back in 2010 playing the Super Bowl. I remember preaching a sermon to the congregation on that particular Sunday morning called, Gods Super Bowl Game. I spoke courageously about the Saints and how I was confidant of them winning.
I remember getting a called from a member of our congregation; Brother Earnest Bates on my cell. Brother Bates stated, Pastor, Its looking mighty bad for those Saints! I responded by saying, But the game isnt over. He was absolutely right! The Saints were looking pitiful. But surprisely they made a comeback! They were down, but not out. They never quit trying when faced with disappointment. It was the greatest comeback in NFL history!
Although they were down and things looked hopeless for them; the Saints never saw it that way. They refused to let the discouragement take them out of the game. They were down but never out.
As you move and maneuver in ministry, expect to be knocked down by the Devil, but dont let him take you out. Dont let disappointment and discouragement lead you to defeat.
In (2 Timothy 4) we read how that time had come for Paul. In fewer than one hundred words, he shares with us the hardship of his present, the heartbeat of his past and the hope he holds for the future. In this brief passage Paul reflects on his life and ministry. He looks around, looks back and then he looks ahead. With the finish line in sight, as he picks up the pace, Paul sums up his dynamic life and his hope in death. The lessons we learn from this aging apostle will enable us to run well today, while encouraging us to finish strong tomorrow. In our scriptural reading we see that the Apostle Paul also faced an end not to a year, but to his life. And like us, as the end is coming, Paul thinks on the past and looks toward the future.
Paul was in prison. He knew there was little chance of his getting out. He knew that he was soon going to die a martyr's death under Neros chopping block. He says, For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand (2 Timothy 4:6). The Greek original language of this text raises the image of a ship. Its anchor has been lifted, its sails have been unfurled, and it is about to depart for distant ports. Thats Paul the time of his departure has almost arrived. His cup is almost empty, and almost all the sands of time allotted to him have run through the hour-glass. So he prepares to pass his baton to his protge Timothy. He explains to Timothy, Ministry wouldnt be easy as expected.
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