[Timothy] was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.
– Acts 16:1-2
It is not a small thing to have a good name in our local church. If we have a bad name in our own local church, whatever recommendation we receive from other places means little. It is of no use to be well-accepted by those who live many miles away from us but not by those in our own church.
Adapted from Philippians: “That I May Gain Christ,”
by Titus Chu, page 155.
Monday: “Being Recommended by the Churches” (4)