Poured Out

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Day 5

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For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4:5-7

If you are in Christ, every aspect of your life is ministry; relationships, family, work, and activity all exist to proclaim God’s authority, power, and worth. The road is long, and the journey will take our all—but one day, we will look back and see the results of our work. God will be praised, and we will be overjoyed.

In today’s scripture, Paul said that his ministry—his life’s work—was to give himself completely to others, pouring out his life over the lives of those around him so they could be saved. As he pursued Christ, no cost was too great to fulfill his duties.

Is your pursuit of Jesus characterized by such passion? Are you doing things today that will cause you to one day look back and say with Paul, “I fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith”? As you make your decisions today, whether in hardship or in “all situations,” consider your ministry. Yes, your life is a ministry, and one that requires pouring yourself out over and over again. Pause to ask God for strength, and remember that we are promised the crown of righteousness from the Author of life when we pour out our lives for those Christ loves and calls.

Prayer

Jesus, give me the strength to fulfill my ministry, encouraged by the certainty of Your final victory.

Scripture References

7For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

3For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,

4that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,

5and that he appeared to Cephas, and then to the Twelve.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

34Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism

35but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right.

5But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.

7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

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