Titus 1


1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

3 But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, the Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

The deepest faith is often formed in moments no one else notices.

Before the crowds, before the miracles, before the empty tomb - there was a quiet obedience that cost Jesus everything.

In Gethsemane, no audience watched Him surrender. On the road to Golgotha, no one saw the hidden wrestle of love and anguish in His heart.

The greatest work of redemption was forged in silence, where only the Father was watching.

This is how faith grows in us, too. Not mainly in the public victories, but in the unseen choices - when we forgive privately, repent quietly, pray when no one applauds, obey when no one affirms.

God builds strength in the hidden places long before He displays it in the open.

What’s unseen by others is not unnoticed by God. The lonely prayer, the internal surrender - these are the moments where the deepest roots of faith take hold.

The Influence Of Prayer

But is it too Much?

A man recently paid $238 million for a home in Manhattan. Is that too much to pay?

Huge sums have been paid for everything from stamps and coins to cars and paintings.

Is tens of millions of dollars for a painting too much?

Some years ago a man in Japan paid more than $6,000 (USD) for a watermelon.

That’s a lot of money, but is it too much?

When you really want something, how much is too much?

What would you be willing to pay for … eternal life?

Thankfully, it’s free.

But Jesus said in Matthew 22:37, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Is that too much?

All God asks for is your heart in what has to be the most one-sided deal in history.

We get eternal life; God gets our heart.

🪹Luke 12:6 🎼🎶🎵Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God.🎼🎶🎵

Good night precious family. Rest well in God's Care. ❤️

In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇🕊️🕊️🕊️

We don't always forgive because we understand, we forgive because we trust God to heal what still hurts. ☕️