“Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.” Titus 1:8
Paul is talking about some requirements for a person who is an overseer in the church. I see these as good requirements for every Christian man. These requirements are:
1) Be hospitable: Do you open your house and life to others? You may not be able to have them into your house, but maybe you could bring food to others, or take them out to eat. Do you take the time to help meet the needs of others around you?
2) Love what is good: What do things do you love? What do you love to do? Are these things good in the eyes of God? Are these of good report that will further the kingdom of God or point people to God or build them up in Jesus? Or are they the things of this world?
3) Be self-controlled: Do you control yourself in the way you act and react? Or do you allow others to determine who you are or what you do or don’t do? Take control of your life by letting God control your life.
4) Be upright: Are you honest? Reliable? Faithful? Hardworking? What would people say about you?
5) Be holy: Are you living up to God’s standards? No one can actually live up to those standards, but in Christ Jesus you have the power to do so. Or do you cut corners and cheat? God called everyone to be holy as He is holy.
6) Be disciplined: Are you one person around people and another person when alone? Are you one person around believers and another around un-believers? Stay focused on living completely for God in all areas of your life.
All these character traits are ones that Jesus had. Each one of us are to be like Jesus. So each of us must have these character traits in our lives.
I pray that today God will work in your life to help develope you into the person He wants you to be. That in any of these areas that you are lacking God will strengthen you and guide you into the needed changes.
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