Fruitful Results of Paul & Timothy's Prayer (TMF:2523)
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Peace to Live By: Fruitful Results of Paul & Timothy's Prayer (TMF:2523) - Daniel Litton
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What then are some results Paul hopes to beget from he and Timothy’s prayer? He talks about the church “bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” It is interesting to note that Paul doesn’t talk about the church actually doing good works. What is meant is that he doesn’t list that the church should be doing good works, as if they had to be instructed in that. Rather, he prays that he hopes these good works will bear fruit. That seems to imply that works could be done by the church which do not bear fruit. And let us consider some reasons as to why this may be the case. The most obvious one, first and foremost, would be due to a lack of prayer. Since we are discussing prayer as the subject, that comes to mind. And if it is believed that prayer actually does make a difference, then it’s a no brainer that a lack of prayer would yield negative consequences in the church’s “good works” by them not “bearing fruit.” And, another reason a good work by the church would not bear fruit could be what Paul mentioned in the previous verse, that the people conducting the work are not walking in a good manner.