It is an honor to be able to teach and to speak the Word of God.
God sent Jesus to show us how to live, show us how to teach, and to save us from ourselves. God could have just sent the Bible, but He didn't. He sent Jesus - to show us the way.
God uses us to present the Word of God but He uses us to show others how to live, model how to teach, and to save us from ourselves. We must share the Word of God (Bible) in such a way that others can understand it. We must teach by using stories and examples just like Jesus did. We must show others, with our lives, how to live.
Whether we are doing a women's retreat, girls' retreat, or sharing Christ one-on-one, we are called to open up the Word of God in such a way that the hearer will understand it. We are to not only speak, but to live out what we are speaking about.
Lord, help me to hold to your pattern of teaching. Guard my life. Make me teachable. Help me to open up the Word of God so that others will understand it. Help me to live it out before them.
