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Jesus said, man cannot live on bread alone, but from every word that proceeds from the

mouth of God. You're listening to Daily Truth.

Do not wait for some special revelation of your spiritual gift and never actually get involved

in serving the church. God's design is for

our spiritual gifts to be revealed and recognized in the context of service in the local church.

See, Timothy was already serving the Lord in Listera when Paul found him. Timothy's gifts were not supernaturally imparted all at once

in a mystical moment of receiving prayer from the Ephesian elders. Instead, Timothy's gifts were

recognized because he was already using them. And this is precisely why Timothy was asked to join Paul in a more formal position of

ministry. So the principle follows like this. Paul comes to Listra, Timothy, and the likeness of his

mother and grandmother who entrusted to him this faithful message, this faithful ministry,

Timothy is exercising his gift in serving the church.

Timothy is meeting the needs of the church there.

And it's likely that as he seeks to faithfully disciple others in the ways that his grandmother

and mother have disciples him, he's experiencing perhaps more fruit than others in the church

that are making disciples. Because Timothy, in the sovereignty of God, has been uniquely

equipped with a particular gift of teaching.

And when Paul comes to Lister, he takes note of this.

And he decides that Timothy should accompany him.

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