A Pastor Can't Wait To Share What He HAs Been Taught

620 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from 1Ti 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; Next on the list of pastoral qualifications is the pastor must be able to teach. The King James says, “apt” to teach. That's a subtle difference but I like it. I like it because it touches on the passion of the gifted teacher. Someone who is “apt” is inclined, disposed, given or prone to do something. They are also able to learn quickly and easily ( a quality that was vital in these early church plants!) A teacher then is one who can't help but to teach others. A teacher of God's Word is a student who has been taught by the Holy Spirit (who uses the Word of God to teach) and then can't help but pass what they have learned on to others. One of the sheer joys of the study of God's Word are those times when the Holy Spirit turns on the light and opens up the the meaning of a passage or passages. When that happens the one who is “apt” to teach, can't wait to share this new insight with others. The key to this is being willing to be taught. Sometimes we can be hard-headed and rigid in our pet doctrines, unwilling to listen to the Spirit's gentle correction, but when one is willing to listen and learn from the Holy Spirit, a whole new realm of biblical clarity is opened up, for the benefit of the teacher, the student, and the Kingdom of God. It's easy to see why this characteristic is important for a pastor of God's flock. Pastors, be teachable! And burn with a desire to pass along your Holy Spirit garnered knowledge of God's Word to others! And whether you are a pastor or not, always pray that the Holy Spirit will speak to you every time you open God's Word. Jesus reminds us in Joh 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” Ask then for the Holy Spirit to teach you. Open your Bible and school is in session.