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October 29, 2020 8:00 pm
As I walked into my new supervisor’s office, I was feeling wary and emotionally raw. What would he be like? My old supervisor had run our department with harshness and condescension, often leaving me (and others) in tears. Now I wondered, What would my new boss be like? Soon after I stepped into my new boss’ office, I felt my fears dissipate as he welcomed me warmly and asked me to share about myself and my frustrations. He listened intently, and I knew by his kind expression and gentle words that he truly cared. A believer in Jesus, he became my work mentor, encourager, and friend.
The apostle Paul was a spiritual mentor to Titus, his “true son in our common faith” (Titus 1:4). In his letter to Titus, Paul offered him helpful instructions and guidelines for his role in the church. He not only taught but modeled how to “teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine” (2:1), set “an example by doing good,” and “show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech” (vv. 7–8). As a result, Titus became his partner, brother, and coworker (2 Corinthians 2:13; 8:23)—and mentor of others.
Many of us have benefited from a mentor: a teacher, coach, grandparent, youth leader, or pastor who guided us with their knowledge, wisdom, encouragement—and faith in God. Who could benefit from the spiritual lessons you’ve learned in your journey with Jesus?
Hi and welcome to today's encouragement of my daily bread reading titled everyone needs a mentor was written by Allison Kita. As I walked into my new supervisor's office. I was feeling wary and emotionally raw. My old supervisor had run our department with harshness and condescension, often leaving me and others in tears. Now I wondered what my new boss be like. Soon after I stepped into my new boss's office.
I felt my fears dissipate as he welcomed me warmly and asked me to share about myself and my frustrations. He listened intently, and I knew by his kind expression and gentle words that he truly cared a believer in Jesus. He became my work mentor encourager and friend.
The apostle Paul was a spiritual mentor to Titus is true son in our common faith in his letter to Titus, Paul offered him helpful instructions and guidelines for his role in the church. He not only taught but modeled how to teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine set an example by doing what is good and show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech.
As a result. Titus became his partner, brother and coworker and a mentor of others. Many of us have benefited from a mentor teacher, coach, grandparent, youth leader, or pastor guided us with their knowledge, wisdom, encouragement and faith in God who could benefit from the spiritual lessons you've learned in your journey with Jesus today is Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Titus chapter 2 verses one through eight.
You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.
Teach the older men to be temperate worthy of respect self controlled and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine to teach what is good, then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children to be self-controlled and pure to be busy at home to be kind and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will maligned the word of God.
Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled and everything set them an example by doing what is good in your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. Let's pray father, we thank you for great mentors and for the way they so selflessly give of themselves to us, just as you do. We pray that you would give us the same heart of service to others and lead us to someone else today who might need our encouragement. Thank you, Lord. It's in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministries
