2 Tim. 3:17

“That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

    Our God is the Great Provider for our souls, and bodies.  He has “furnished” us with the right equipment He desires us to have, the “right stuff” to do His good work.  Of What do I refer you ask?   In 2 Timothy 3:17, our God tells us that we are “thoroughly furnished unto all good works.”  He has already given us all we need to do right.  What has He given?  Himself, the Holy Spirit!  Fully, and wholeheartedly, to us.  The previous verse tells us what we are to carry in our hearts, so that we will be “perfect” and prepared unto every good work, and that is the Word of God.   It is oh, so precious to us, and so very useful too.

    My friends, we have no excuse for NOT doing the work of God.  We are prepared for it already, and quite able to do it, according to Gods Word.   Don’t tell me that you cannot do what you’re supposed to do, I know otherwise, and so does God!   You see, ALL scripture is given by...God.  He is the Giver, and the Provider, and the empowerer!    He never commands us to do what He does not already prepare us to do!   Did you hear that?   He demands of us to do good, but He makes it easy for us to do it by giving us the “tools” and resources we need to do it.   All we have to do is get going!

    Scripture is given by His Inspiration, that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding when it comes to doing what is right.   So, we are without excuse, faced with a decision, “What are we to do about it?”   We are to do good, at all times, everywhere.   We have what we need to do so.  God has already furnished us with that, He saw to it that the need was met.
    His desire, then, for us?  That we be “perfect.”    How could we ever hope to do so?   By the Word already given; the inspired Word of God, our hope, our Stay, our portion in this world.  It is indeed profitable unto us.
   
    What effect does our sin have on our prayers?  Sin acts like a filter in which our prayers pass through.  You see, we have the Holy Spirit in us, if we are saved, but not all of Him is affecting our prayer and influence on others when soul winning.  Why?  If we have sin in our lives, that sin which we have long-since accepted as “all right with God”, then the sin filters out much of our influence and we become less effective in the work of the Lord.  The fullness of the Spirit is hindered and we only function on half-power.  We will be much more effective, and see much more fruit in our lives if we will get the sin out.  With this thought in mind, let us continue to go (forth) into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature…