All Believers Have A Duty To Live Godly Lives In Christ Jesus

 This condensed book of Titus is a short, sharp, brisk message on salvation, but it is an important one because it instructs us on how to deal with life. It touches on our conduct towards governmental authority and local leadership, and discusses our attitude towards society and the many unbelievers that cross our paths.
 It instructs us on our behavior towards our brothers and sisters in Christ and our responsibility towards God. It is not only a message that is pertinent for leaders in the church but for all believers; because whether we are new in Christ or spiritually mature, All Believers Have A Duty To Live Godly Lives In Christ Jesus in our countries, our communities, and our churches.
 Knowing how easy it is to isolate ourselves from what we know to be godly and how quickly we forget sound biblical instruction, Paul starts to reminds us that our behavior towards authority should be respectful, for governments and leaders are ordained of God, and our duty towards society at large should be gracious, gentle, humble, and courteous. We are the Body of Christ and have been called to represent our heavenly Lord while we live on this earth.
 Paul reminds us that before we were saved by grace through faith in Christ, we spent our life in malice, envy, bitterness, and hatred towards one another, and also towards God. The unsaved person is self-centered, self-deluded, self-important, and lacking spiritual discernment. We should remember the depth of depravity in which we were once trapped, before God in His grace rescued us from the darkness of our deep despair and brought us into the light of the glorious gospel of grace.
Titus 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the truths that are contained in Your Word and for the stark reminder of what we were before our salvation. Thank You that we have been saved by grace through faith, and we pray that we may take to heart the warnings and instructions that are given in this little letter to Titus. We pray that we would give due respect to those who are in authority and demonstrate the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God to a lost and dying world so that they may come to know Him as their Redeemer and Lord, to Your honor and glory. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.