Free Bible Commentary
“Titus 1:1-4”
Categories: Titus“Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago, but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior, To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.”
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Paul made himself a “bond-servant of God” in order to dedicate his life to the promotion and improvement of “the faith of those chosen by God,” and to increase the “knowledge of the truth” which instructs and equips God’s people to be godly people (verse 1). Paul was hand-selected and given the authority by God to be “an apostle of Jesus Christ,” which was a divinely appointed privilege given to a select few. But he personally chose to live a life of dedication to the Lord and His purposes as “a bond-servant of God,” which anyone can elect to do.
“The hope of eternal life” (verse 2) is what prompted Paul to do what he did, and is more than enough motivation for all of God’s people to do what He wills us to do with our momentary earthly lives. Lift your eyes up and look around you for a moment. Everything that you see is temporary. You will only have occasion to enjoy your home, drive your car, drink your coffee, spend time with your family, breathe this air for a very short time. But you have the opportunity to share in the glories of heaven with God and His saints forever, and ever, and ever, if you will only choose to spend your fleeting time on earth serving your Creator in loving, trusting, obedient faith. Don’t take my word for it. God himself promised eternal life to His faithful, and it is an utter impossibility for Him to tell a lie.
God sent Jesus to make salvation available to the world at just the perfect, “proper time” (verse 3). As imperfect humans, we often squander our time and miss out on our opportunities to do what we want and need to do. Thanks be to Him that God’s timing is always perfect timing. God always knows what is best for us and God always does what is best for us. Friend, God sent Jesus to this world at the perfect time to die for you and your sins. Take it personally. Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you have plenty of time left to make your life right with Him. God knows how much life you have left in you, but you do not. Don’t waste your time and miss your chance. Give your life to Him. Put Christ on in baptism. Become His bond-servant. Take hold of the hope of eternal life today while you can.
Please read Titus 1:5-9 for tomorrow.
Have a great day!
- Louie Taylor
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