Titus...

Titus is another short letter written by Paul to Titus.

Paul has left Titus in Crete to finish appointing the elders, and finish up dealing with some problems that Paul had to leave behind.

Much on the same lines as Ephesians, it is a letter describing how a Godly person should live and work with in the church. Obedient, even tempered, trust worth, honest, humble.... Paul uses this letter to make sure Titus knows what kind of Elders should be choosen for the churches in each city.

What strikes me though as I continue to read is the word hope... In the New Testament, based on a simple search at Bilblegateway.com the word hope is used around 80 times.

Hope brings about thought of the future, and what better thing to hope for than salvation through Christ.

I fear that many people have lost this Hope. Ether they have believed and fallen away or there is nothing tangible to them so that they believe. I think God works daily in our lives through the Holy Spirit to give us glimpses of heaven. God uses these glimpses to strengthen our hope for heaven. And ether you have the faith to recognize these glimpses as such, or your heart is hardened against them.

God’s promise of the hope of salvation is alive, and there for us to take. As is said in Titus some may profess to believe but have no change of heart. God sees these people and calls them detestable…

Titus 1: 15-16 15 To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16 They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.

With out the change of heart, and continuing on with our old ways, we gain no sight of the hope promised us. We can profess we have salvation, but only God knows if our hearts have changed.