Another "Meditation" Thrust

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

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   *1 TIMOTHY 4:15 - ANOTHER “MEDITATION” THRUST - 2009-04-29*


 *1 TIM 4:15 (4:11-16) “THE HEART OF PAUL'S INSTRUCTIONS TO TIMOTHY”*


 *1. 4:11 THE PRECEDING IN 1 TIMOTHY: COMMAND AND TEACH. “These
thingscommand and teach.”
*


 *2. 4:12 THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT EXAMPLE AND BEHAVIOR. “Let no one
despise your :youth; but be an example to the faithful, in word, in
behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.”*


 *3. 4:13. READING, EXHORTAION, TEACHING: A 3-FOLD WORD! “Till I come, give
heed to the reading, the exhortation, the teaching.”*


 *4. 4:14. FOLLOW UP ON PRESBYTERY IMPARTATION! “Neglect not the gift in
you, which was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of
the presbytery.” *12 Embryonic Revival Principles came together in 1948.
Disapprovers nick-named it “The New Order of Latter Rain.” The first
receivers of this Visitation called it “This Move,” or “This Revival.” It
started in February 11, 1948 with a prophetic word indicating what God was
about to do. He was according to His promise of the preceding 13 years,
about to restore His church with and on the Foundation of Apostles and
Prophets, and through the instrumentality of the laying on of hands and
prophecy. He would indicate what giftings lay dormant in the hearts of
prepared individuals. He would then empower them to start functioning in His
body the church to edify - to build up.

Paul indicates here how Timothy some 1900 years before - when through this
same process, he was to keep such gifts in working order and under the Holy
Spirit anointing. Did Paul too? Of course.


 *5. 4:15. NEED OF DILIGENCE, VOCAL MEDITATION, AND COMPLETE COMMITMENT TO
THESE. “Be diligent (with vocal meditation) in these; give yourself
whollyto these; that your :progress be manifest to all.”
*The Greek and Hebrew words are quite parallel to each other, especially in
Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 1.


 *6. 4:16a. OUR LIVE EXAMPLE AND TEACHING: TO BE PROTECTED! “Take heed to
yourself, and to the teaching.”*


 *7. 4:16b. PERSONAL AND HEARERS' SALVATION: THE FRUIT. “Continue in these
things; for in doing this you shall save both yourself and your :hearers.”*



 *NOTE*: 1 & 2 Timothy and Titus - a *post graduate* course leading to a
spiritual doctorate degree..


 It involves specifically wisdom and rules for leading both churches in the
home plus the City Church composed of such Churches in the Home.


 George Muller specifically included this type of teaching in each address
to leaders in the 17 years of World Tours that he conducted from the age of
70 to 87. In his case, God had him in a school of faith in the church at
Bristol, *plus* the leader in “The Scriptural Knowledge Institution for Home
and Abroad.” Here by God's leading, Muller installed “Meals for the poor,”
Sunday Schools, Adult Schools, Full time Day Schools - especially abroad,
Bibles, tracts, Missionary Support and finally Orphanages, starting with 36,
and ending up with over 2000. 10,000 orphans went through this latter before
the death of its founder. And *never once* was a need made known, nor gifts
solicited!


 For him, the acme of his days, was the opportunity to implant in the minds
of leaders around the world what Paul gave Timothy and Titus.


 There is little doubt that Paul first implanted into the lives of Timothy
and Titus the overview of the entire NT.


 In the 4 Gospels, the “Good News” for the Evangelist to proclaim - clearly
shines forth. George Whitefield marvelously made use of this. It is like
Elementary School, and brings hearers and receivers up to their spiritual
teens.


 The Book of Acts takes up where Jesus left off. But really, He is
*still*as active as ever - except no longer hindered by a human body.
Now in His
glorified state - by the Holy Spirit, He empowers apostles to continue what
He started. Peter and Paul are the special heroes of the Book of Acts. Smith
Wigglesworth majored on what the Book of Acts demonstrates. 5 times in this
history by Luke, we witness the reception of the Holy Spirit by believers.
The gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy and tongues - find immediate
manifestation. After many years of successful evangelism, Wigglesworth
sensed the Lord's permission to share his spiritual secret why God used him.
It was “praying in the Spirit, praying with his devotional prayer language
up to 4 hours a day. Paul said that he that prays this way, edifies or
builds up his spirit, and testified that no one in Corinth used this gift as
much as he. This is like Junior High.


 James through Jude is like High School. There 7 epistles are an important
stepping stone to Paul's 14 letters. In some translations, these 7 epistles
are placed right after the book of Acts. Ivan Panin discovered through Bible
Numerics that this is the correct order. John Wesley made excellent use of
these, especially for his class meetings of 70,000 members.


 But Paul's 7 letter to the 7 city churches addressed here, are of
particular importance for the purpose for which they were written.


 Romans sets forth Justification by Faith, which was realized because Jesus
became our Passover at Calvary. *Redemption* is the key-note of this
experience. Oswald Chamber's writings among other emphases - zeros in on
“Redemption” as seen in Romans - as an essential key at the beginning of
this stage of Christian experience. Apart from this foundation well-laid -
what follows will not be truly realized.


 Ephesians is by many considered the most spiritual and mature of all of
Paul's epistles. It shows forth the full manifestation of the Holy Spirit in
the Church. The Day of Pentecost initiated this. Rees Howells, known as “The
Man with the Holy Ghost”, is a living example of the efficacy of this
empowerment. He met the condition of being “possessed” by the Holy Spirit.
By all means read his biography by Norman P. Grubb.


 1 & 2 Thessalonians brought forth Paul's keen understanding to clarify all
aspects of the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus. Much confusion on this
subject existed in Thessalonica at this time. To carefully pray over these
letters and *meditate* upon them, allows God to enlighten our understanding
as well as our spirits. One successful going through the 9 epistles to those
seven churches is equivalent to a spiritual university or college course.
All who have the desire, will find the help of God in gaining this
understanding.


 Letters to Corinth and Galatia are corrections for those who strayed from
the moorings of “Romans”; and Philippians and Colossians are the same for
those departing from Ephesian Truth. I gained these insights from “Explore
the Book” by Dr. J. Sidlow Baxter.


 George Muller sensed the importance of a correct understanding on the
Second Coming, - that the chief purpose of the church age is not to save the
world, but to take out a bride for Christ out of the world. Those who today
let down the bars and standards to let the world come into the church
through “Seeker-Friendly churches” - water down the church to such an extent
that it little resembles the dynamic of the churches illustrated in the book
of Acts.


 Hebrews and Revelation are correctives to those who slip the moorings of
the Thessalonian epistles, which give an insight how soon the Feast of
Tabernacles will be fulfilled. This church age is the age of the initial
stage of the Kingdom of God within. The Second Coming will show forth the
manifestation of that Kingdom under the benign rule of our Lord Jesus as
King of kings and Lord of lords.


 The letters to Timothy and Titus are like a post graduate course. They are
the cream of Paul's epistles.


 Revelation is like a post-post graduate course. By some it is considered a
book by a mystic. No - Jesus *Himself* gave this revelation by an angel to
His servant John. Dr. Daniel Juster received a word from God, that to
understand Passover and the Exodus from Egypt, is the key to understand the
book of Revelation. His teaching on this subject is remarkably clear.


 H. A. Baker in his book “Visions Beyond the Veil”, also makes this book
remarkably clear from what he learned by carefully checking out the visions
of the little Chines beggars and orphans, and then further checking them out
with Scripture. By all means add “this” book to your library also. His
grandson and his wife in Mozambique (Gordon and Heidi Baker) have reprinted
this book, and through *<www.IrisMin.com>> *it can be obtained.


 And the Book of Hebrews? Such controversy over authorship surrounds this
epistle! As Romans was a clear presentation of the Gospel of the Kingdom to
Gentiles, Hebrews does a parallel presentation to believing Jews. Who better
than Paul, a rabbi and former persecutor of the church, to do so. Internal
evidence corroborates this. Bible Numerics again settles the controversy,
making Paul the author of 14 of the 27 books of the NT, including Hebrews.


 So - Timothy and Titus received from Paul a clear understanding of “his”
revelation and understanding of the “mysteries” of the Kingdom of God, which
he received by direct revelation from the Lord Jesus in the 3 years
following his dramatic conversion, when he went into the desert. Jesus in 40
days of fasting in the wilderness returned in the power of the Holy Spirit,
following also his 3-fold temptation by the devil. Paul had 3 years of
direct instruction to prepare him as apostle to the Gentiles. The Lord still
kept him another 10 years in training school, before with Barnabas, He
released him into his great missionary service in NW Asia and Europe.


 I reread and meditate upon 1 Timothy 4:15 and its context daily - and I
think of the entire NT as the fuller context that Paul had no doubt in mind
when he had his secretary pen these words from the Lord Jesus to Timothy. -
Jim Watt




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