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August 12
Tuesday


EXAMPLE THAT
ENCOURAGES

READ:
2 Timothy 2:1-7
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I then, your Lord and
Teacher, have washed
your feet....I have
given you an example,
that you should do as I
have done to you.
__John 13:14-15
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The story is told that in the late 1800s a group o European pastors attended D. L. Moody's Bible conference in Massachusetts. following their custom, they put their shoes outside their room before they slept, expecting them to be cleaned by hotel workers. When moody saw the shoes, he mentioned the need to others because he knew their custom. But he was met with silence. Moody collected all the shoes and cleaned them himself. a friend who made an unexpected visit to his room revealed what Moody had done. The word spread, and the next few nights others too turns doing the cleaning.

Moody's leadership style of humility inspired others to follow his example. The apostle Paul reminded Timothy to "be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others" (2 Tim. 2:1-2 NIV). When we remember that our strength is a result of God's grace, that keeps us humble. Then in humility we pass on God's truth by being an example that encourages and inspires others to follow.

Jesus Himself is our example of servanthood. He gave His very life for us. __Albert Lee

```````````````````````Lord Jesus, I know little about humility.```````````````````````
`````````````````````Show me and teach me as I read about your`````````````````````
``````````````````````example in your Word. Give me the grace```````````````````````
``````````````````````````to humble myself and serve others.`````````````````````````
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Humility is the result of knowing God
and knowing yourself.

****************************************Today Bible Reading __ 2 Timothy 2:1-7**********************************

1 You therefore, my son,
be strong in the grace that
is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the
things that you have heard
from me among many
witnesses, commit these to
faithful men who will be
able to teach others also.

3 You therefore must endure
hardship as a good soldier
of Jesus Christ. 4 No one
engaged in warfare
entangles himself with the
affairs of this life, that he
may please him who
enlisted him as a soldier.

5 And also if anyone
competes in athletics, he is
not crowned unless he
competes according to the
rules. 6 The hardworking
farmer must be first to
partake of the crops.

7 Consider what I say, and
may the Lord give you
understanding in all things.

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Paul had been mentoring Timothy as he pastored a church in
Ephesus. Paul instructed timothy not only in matters of faith
(2 Tim. 3:14-17), but in matters of church etiquette and order,
and in practical matters of conducting himself in a manner that
reflected the grace of Jesus Christ. The importance of the last of
these is reflected in today's passage (vv.3-6). But Paul didn't simply
give direction and instruction; he modeled what he encouraged.
Modeling Christ to those around us is one of the ways we
demonstrate that He is our leader (vv.2-3). We see this principle also
in 1 Corinthians when Paul told the Corinthian church to follow His
example as he followed the example of Christ (11:1).