Verse 5
‘But as for you, be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.’
In contrast with these people Timothy is to have his eye fixed on the truth. The word ‘sober’ signifies coolness and presence of mind, and can also signify ‘be wide awake. He must not allow his mind to wander but is to soberly come to the truth ‘in all things’, being wide awake on every count. He is to be ready to suffer hardship (compare 2 Timothy 2:3), and he must assiduously pursue his responsibility as a proclaimer of the Gospel, for this is the responsibility of all who know the truth. (We must not stereotype such terms as ‘evangelist’, even though some were especially gifted for it - Ephesians 4:11. All Christians are intended to be evangelists). And he must carry out fully the ministry that has been entrusted to him. It is a charge to full dedication.
Be the first to react on this!
