Mar
3
Those Who Teach
Filed Under Devotional
People who choose to teach the Word will quickly come to understand a very real consequence: To choose to teach is to choose to come under fire, to be held to a higher standard, and not be afforded any special considerations. You are signing up for combat duty.
“Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. [Good luck with that!]” James 3:1
It is hard to maintain righteousness and teach because one must use the tongue and it is impossible to wield perfectly:
“But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;” James 3:8-9
How does a sinner teach? How does a teacher live up to the example of Jesus?
You do the best you can. When you fall, you apologize, reorganize, and realize this:
“But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.” Luke 8:15