2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the Word"

            In his letter to Timothy, Paul writes, “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage –with great patience and careful instruction.”

            In the verse he makes three main points. First of all, we should be ready to preach the Word at any opportunity we are presented, not just the ones we know about beforehand. To do this we must have a strong knowledge of the Scriptures. Secondly we are to correct and rebuke our fellow believers, but also to encourage. Our goal is not to put them down with our corrections, but to build them up. And thirdly, all of this is to be done with great patience and careful instruction. This is perhaps the hardest point of the three to do. As humans we tend to be more than a little impatient, whether with others or the situations we find ourselves in. It is something to strive daily for.