Weekly devotionals from Pastor Mike Fabarez Senior Pastor at Compass Bible Church in Aliso Viejo, CA and host of daily Focal Point Radio broadcast.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Passing It On
The Bible has much to
say about our responsibility to pass on our spiritual gains to those who will
be here when we are gone. This is more than a parent’s responsibility to teach
their kids the Bible. It is much broader and much deeper than simply
communicating biblical data to children. In Scripture, the call usually comes
from those who never had kids. It is, more fully, an urgent exhortation that
has younger non-familial adults in view. By “spiritual gains” I mean the kind
of sage counsel and practical insight that comes from successfully implementing
and applying the truths of God’s word. If the goal was simply “passing on
truth,” we could just hand out Bibles, but the objective of spiritual
reproduction is to functionally train and instruct those younger in Christ to
know how to do what God has said. Paul shows the breath of this task when he
wrote, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me or seen in me –
put it into practice” (Phil.4:9). To his spiritual protégé Paul writes, “You
know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love,
endurance, persecutions and sufferings… continue in what you have learned”
(2Tim.3:10, 14). It won’t happen without being intentional. You and I must
purpose to “pass on” our spiritual gains. At whatever stage we may be in the
Christian life, we must meet with younger Christians, talk with younger
Christians and share our insight with younger Christians. We must purpose to
train others up in truth who will advance the cause of Christ for years after
we have finished our work and gone on to be with the Lord.
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