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Discipleship Focus: Competency
- Competency: Being able to accomplish what one is called to do.
Romans 15:18 is a powerful verse.
“For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has
accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience.” Now there is focus. There is an agenda. There is a man who understands God’s calling
in his life and has the competency to accomplish it.
Imagine what this looked like in Paul’s life. Everywhere that Paul goes he is looking for
ways to speak about Christ and invite people into a relationship with
Christ. Everywhere Paul goes is an opportunity. Every thought he has is directed to his
ministry and his calling. Again, that’s
a comment upon the competency that Paul ahs within him.
Now, do get me wrong. I’m
sure Paul had good days and bad days. I’m
sure there were days that he kept focus more easily. After all, non e of us are able to be
perfect. But Paul sets a high standard.
I have to ask if that is the standard that I set for myself. Sure, I don’t attain that standard every
day. But is it even the standard to
which I try and attain? Do I live my
life so that I may boast only about what Christ has accomplished through me to
bring the Gospel to others? If I want to
be competent in Christ, that’s a great place to begin.
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