PURPOSE GOD’S WAY- “Being a Man approved by God “

How do you use the scripture in 2 Timothy 2:15 and make it applicable for yourself in life as a man approved of God to do that which He has placed in your heart to do.

Join me in this prayer of agreement.

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Speaker 1 0:06

Hello , today we shall be praying about being a man approved by God . In life and in this generation , we often say things like going with a flow . What does it truly mean to go with a flow , and then , whose flow are we really going with ? As human beings , we often like to please people as opposed to pleasing God . We have instances at work and our families while we're growing up where we truly do not even understand the consequences of our actions . We cannot even quite explain why we do the things that we do . But there is a scripture that popped out to me and it made me realize that God can approve a man to do a certain task , and it's so profound to me because , as a person who loves to pursue purpose and to talk about purpose and to be able to bring many people to the realization of what their purpose is , that they too may be able to pursue it , that we ought to be men and women approved of God . Second Timothy 2 and verse 15 . I'll read from the amplified classic version Study and be eager to do your utmost to present yourself to God . Approved In brackets , tested by trial , a work man who has no cause to be ashamed , correctly analyzing and accurately dividing in bracket , rightly handling and skillfully teaching the Word of God .

Speaker 1 1:52

We have this model throughout the Bible and the model is Jesus . We see that Peter refers to Jesus in his first message on the day of Pentecost as a man approved of God . He knew Jesus as both God and man , and it dawns on you how close you can be to Jesus by understanding his humanity . You will never go back . His humanity , his human state , is just as everlasting as his God states . In Acts 2 and verse 22 we read that Jesus was approved . Ye , men of Israel , hear these words .

Speaker 1 2:49

The question is always does this apply to me today ? Can I be a man approved as Christ was ? And the answer is absolutely yes . There's three things that in my study of being a man approved of God that popped out to me that I will be sharing with you . That number one , life is a choice . Number two , as a man approved , we ought to live a life of surrender . And number three , as a man approved , we ought to live a life of truth . So what does it mean to be that life has choices ?

Speaker 1 3:25

As a man approved , we see that choosing God side , not man , to do God's will , not your will , then leads to a total life of surrender when we're now saying God , I have my choices . You've given me the ability to choose , but I choose you . I choose to be on your side , god . I choose to do your will . And so God then looks at the state of your heart and my heart and is able to say this is a man approved of God , a life of surrender allowing God to use you to display his wonders , as we read in Acts 222 , jesus of Nazareth , a man approved of God among you , by miracles and wonders and signs . He did which God did by him , in the midst of you . And so when you live a life of surrender , god is able to use you to do wonders , signs and miracles how amazing is that . And a life of truth when we choose right , you surrender to do the will of God , you live by truth and the truth which is the word of God . Then you become a testimony of Jesus Christ .

Speaker 1 5:08

And so today we shall be praying that , lord , as you call Jesus your son a man approved , make me a man approved . Lord , also help me , as I grow in your word , as I grow in your things and your ways , that I will rightly divide the word , I will rightly divide it . In truth , see , the Holy Spirit was sent to help us . He is our teacher , our friend and our counselor , and it is through him that we get immense revelations , those moments where you look back and you're like , ah , that's just come to me . That is Holy Spirit .

Speaker 1 5:59

And so , even today , as you and I pursue purpose , let us pray that God will say that I am a man approved and as a man approved , I will live a life of surrender . I will live a life of truth , truth . I will make the right choice and the choices to do the will of God . Let us pray , our Lord and our God , we thank you . We thank you for your word . We thank you that you sent your son , jesus Christ , to come and die on the cross for us . We thank you because we have a model , and the model is Jesus , and we're able to emulate that which Jesus did . We thank you because we know that you desire to have men approved in your midst , in this nation of Kenyan , around the world .

Speaker 1 6:50

Oh God , father , we pray that you will find me as a man approved . You will find us as a man approved , that we shall do your will here on earth , as it is in heaven that we shall hear your choice , that we should desire , and we shall choose you , god , despite the circumstances . We shall say no to the ways of the world and yes to the will of God . We shall live a life of surrender where we say we are fully sold out to Christ Jesus to do his will all around the world , in whichever form and way that he says that we are to do , because we are men approved .

Speaker 1 7:29

That , father , god , we are to live lives of truth , reading your word and dividing it right .

Speaker 1 7:37

Father , we pray that , indeed , as you help us through the power of the Holy Spirit , we shall receive this Holy Spirit , your Holy Spirit , inside of us to guide us , to be with us , to walk with us and to help us to be a man approved as we pursue purpose . Oh Jehovah , god , father , we thank you because we know , as we pursue purpose , the very thing that you have put inside of us , that we are convicted to do , oh God , is because you have approved us in heaven . You are saying that we are your servants and that we are to do your bidding in the land of the living , every territory , every area that you have given it to us that you have approved us this day . And so , as we walk out , oh God , we are walking . In truth , we are walking in surrender , and we are walking making the choice that it is God that has sent us . And so , father , we bless you and we glorify you , for we pray all this , believing and trusting in Jesus .