More Gab than Gospel
Gary Waddell • iamnotashamed.com • 1/12/2022
“But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.” (2 Tim 2:16)
Miriam Webster: Babbling: idle, foolish or nonsensical talk or chatter
Gab: chatter; idle talk
I have met many Christian preachers over the decades and each one of them had a special gift to present the Gospel of Christ in a different way. Many were very good and I personally couldn’t “hold a candle” to them. (Side note: Saying from Victorian Period: Before electric lights, craftsmen would employ someone as a second pair of hands, usually a child, chiefly to hold candles close enough so they could see what they were doing. Explanation - not Babbling). And while I am a long ways from a child, there are many with preaching skills far above mine. However, many have more gab than Gospel when it comes to presenting their message. The same can be said for anyone presenting the gospel, even to an individual. ( And by the way, God is still working on me regarding this ).
When Jesus spoke a parable, it was always ‘an earthly story with a heavenly meaning’. It was a comparison pointing to His message, never just gab, or babblings. Whether we are preaching from behind the pulpit, or preaching to an individual, we should ask the LORD to guard our mouths. “Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips” (Ps 141:3). Let our message be clear and concise – to the point. Our goal? Tell ‘em who Jesus is, and what He has done for all of us (John 3:16). Also the judgement for rejecting Christ. “He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day” (John 12:48). And be sure to tell ‘em that there is only one way to God, one Mediator, and that’s Jesus. Without the gab. Preach it Believers!
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men,
the man Christ Jesus; (1 Tim 2:5).
Thanks for “Taking 5" • Gary Waddell • Victory Ministries Middle Tennessee
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