Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Well a very good morning to you friends, I hope all was a wonderful day yesterday. I happened to be talking with a dear brother and while thinking on the things that we were discussing this verse came to mind late last night. Here is Paul the experienced missionary, preacher, teacher, Apostle, doing exactly what we are to be doing in this day and age. Paul is training still young Timothy, his son in the faith. You see Paul knew that service for the Lord would not come without its trials and temptations in the ministry, so I believe Paul started in verse 1 and starts to set in on helping to encourage the young preacher. Paul had already given Timothy the qualifications, the charge to set things straight, and the encouragement to not let those take advantage of him because of their age. Now we see Paul putting the plow into the soil a little, I believe Paul understood that like many of us we would need to hear from the experienced preacher that there are going to be rough days, there are going to be times that we feel that we are not making a difference, there are times that we might have the flock become a little rebellious. Steadfast though Paul says, Preach the word! You see sometimes we might want to slack a little because we allow the flesh to see that there might be a rift with some because of a stance on the word of God, but Paul says to Preach the word. Not only should the preaching happen in the pulpit, but we should be out on the streets in the highway and hedges preaching the gospel, Paul again states further to be instant in season, out of season, hang in there and be prepared no matter where you are whether its in the church house or out, whether you feel that your not making a difference or you are, whether things "seem" to be going right or not. Be instant in season, out of season, keep your hand to the plow and do not become discouraged. Friends I'm not going to tell you that everyday will be a mountain top, its after we've been through the valleys that we can look back and praise God that He has brought us through. Remember friends Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,. Paul also says with our preaching and our steadfastness to continue that we should reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. This was a charge from Paul to Timothy to stand for the faith and stay true to the Bible and the teachings contained therein. Timothy was encouraged not to waver, but to be with his flock, and in the world that surrounded him a leader, a pastor, and a preacher of the gospel of Jesus Christ. May this encourage you today to stay the course and be found before God the father working in His fields labouring until the Lord Jesus Christ calls us home.