my time to bring spiritual profit to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ?” Our constant complaint is, “I don’t have time. I ’m too busy. There just isn’t the opportunity.” Listen, service without sacrifice, or study without sacrifice, ultimately will prove to be shameful. In Webster’s dictionary we find that “shame” is defined as “a painful emotion, excited by a con sciousness of guilt, short-coming, or impropriety.” C hapter F our The third and final aspect of this verse, II Timothy 2:15, urges us rightly to divide the word of truth. In the first place we are to study to show ourselves approved unto God. Then we are to be workmen who will not need to be ashamed. Finally, in this verse, we are told to rightly divide the word of truth. As it’s phrased, it doesn’t mean that there are some portions of the Word which are truth and others which are error. It’s not a case of putting a verse here on this side and the next verse on the other side. The words “rightly dividing” actually appear nowhere else in Scripture. They mean ever cutting a straight path through the Word of God. The picture is that of driving a straight furrow so that there will be not any mistake or mis understanding. As this is seen in the original, it will catch one’s fancy, for this verse teaches a truth taken from farming. In order to get a better picture of it, I called a friend who has a farm in Denver so that I might get a better explanation. I asked my friend one question, “Is a straight furrow im portant to a farmer?” He laughed in responding, “Absolutely! There’s probably nothing else in which the farmer takes such pride. He is anx ious to show his ability to be able to cut a straight furrow. Do you know how much real skill is involved ? It’s not something a person learns over night. Only a farmer with a
in the Barbados, we face the danger of going around stinging people with our back-biting words, instead of looking to the Word and our faithful testimony. Our purpose should be as workmen who are not ashamed. Do you realize that there is abso- GOD IS STILL BOSS! I don’t know how it makes you feel To read what men will say. And how they try to tear God down From off His throne each day; It makes me sick to hear them brag, This- proud exalted race, Because they've got their satellites Somewhere out there in space. I'd like to know how God must feel, And how His thoughts must run When he observes that capsule cone, Revolving 'round the sun; And mingled there with His great works, This thing of sinful man, I wouldn’t be a bit surprised. If there is judgment in His plan. God’s proud of everything out there, The stars, the moon and sun, They are His glory, He’s declared, His hands have made each one; And men would dare contaminate His handiwork in space, Just how He holds His wrath, To me, is more than I can face. They’ve learned so much, these brains of man, To think they know it all. But God has met their kind before, To Him they’re mighty small; Don’t let them rob you of your faith With all the scares they toss, Remember, God is on the throne, And He is still the boss. —Walter Huntley lutely no limit to that which we can do, just so long as we don’t care who gets the credit for it? God wants to do His work through us. The ques tion comes then, “Just how much am I working for God? Am I using 10
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