2 Timothy 4:2                                    The Circuit Rider

#27 Question: What was the old preacher always saying?

The old man was a gospel preacher, kinda. All week long he worked as a janitor for the ‘gyp mill’ in Acme, Texas. On Sundays, he would get up very early and stand on the highway outside his rented company house to flag down the westbound Greyhound bus. He would then ride northwest on Highway 287 to an ‘appointment’ to preach in one of four or five small congregations in small towns along the highway. After the evening service, he would return home on the eastbound Greyhound bus. Usually, he would be paid at least the cost of the bus ticket, sometimes less than one dollar.

In this way he could be called a more modern ‘circuit rider without a horse.’

As he got the opportunity, he would always encourage young men to become preachers and “Preach the word” like Paul told Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:2: “…preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” Two of his sons became preachers.

Only God knows how much good he accomplished. The lesson to us is to do what we can with what we have and let God worry about the increase.

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