2 TIMOTHY 4:2
"Preach the Word of God. BE PREPARED, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching."
This is not the boy scout manual that we are quoting from. This is the word of God, but the message is the same for preachers or scouts, BE PREPARED. There is a time coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. People will follow their own desires and will look for preachers who will please them and their ears. People will reject the truth of God and seek after myths. Does that sound like a large part of our population now? We also have to define who is a preacher, because many have a that obligation.
A preacher is someone who proclaims publicly the Word of God in what some call a sermon. They advocate sincerely the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That fits a lot of people including those who teach in Sunday schools or for that matter anyone who proclaims the Gospel anywhere and at anytime. If you are a true believer, you may be called upon to proclaim the Gospel and advocate for Jesus Christ the Lord God. Will you be prepared? Will you Herald His Word? We have to keep our sense of urgency and be at the ready for the opportunities that arise whether in favorable or unfavorable conditions.
The Lord will not ask if it was convenient or inconvenient, welcome or unwelcome, it is your duty to show people that they are living their life wrong, and they need the Lord in their life. We are to rebuke them, correct them, warn them and then urge them to heed the Word of the Lord. We have to be inexhaustible and patient in our teaching. By definition that teaching must be good and correct. We all know who we are and who this truth for today applies to, is it you? Then take the time to know the Word of God and His Gospel and then BE PREPARED!
