MinistryMessages
March 18, 2019
This entry is part [part not set] of 3099 in the series Daily Words for the Christian Life
But you know of [Timothy’s] proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father.
– Philippians 2:22
This father-child relationship is also an apprenticeship. During New Testament times, a son generally continued in his father’s footsteps, learning his trade and skills. Joseph was a carpenter, so Jesus was also a carpenter (Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3). This same principle is also true spiritually.
Adapted from Philippians: “That I May Gain Christ,”
by Titus Chu, page 161.
Tomorrow: “Serving Like a Child with a Father in the Gospel” (11)
