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Titus chapter 1 verses 1 through 3.

Paul, a servant of God, and a apostle of Jesus Christ,

for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth,

which accords with Godliness in hope of eternal life, which God who never lies promised

before the ages began, and at the proper time manifested in his word.

Through the preaching with which I have been entrusted by the command of God our Savior.

How's that for an intro?

This is how Paul starts his letter to Titus, and wow, what thick language?

Paul, a servant of God, even just that, we could just stop there.

This is how Paul identifies himself.

I think this is who I am.

I live to do whatever God wants me to do.

Just think about that perspective on your identity today,

on your every activity today, just to say from the beginning of the day,

and all throughout, God, I live to do whatever you call me to do.

I trust you as the master, the Lord of my life.

I'm your servant.

And then he goes on, we'd be here a long time if we just soak in every one of these phrases.

But there's one other phrase that I really do want us to soak in.

It's in verse two, when he talks about the hope of eternal life,

which God who never lies has promised before the ages began.

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