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Paul reached out to his stellar student Timothy.
He’s been teaching and developing Timothy for a few years by now and is telling him to level it up.
You did well on the last grade level.
Applaud.
But, you’re on a new grade level.
You did well when you started learning about God and church and people, but now that you have gone to the next level, you need to act like it.
You’re not in elementary school any more, you’re in middle school.
You’re not in middle school any more, you’re in high school.
You’re not in high school any more, you’re in college.
Act like you’re on the next level.
Talk like you’re on the next level, but more importantly, act like you’re on the next level.
People should know your relationship with God and your service to the Body of Christ have gone to the next level by how you act; how you live your life.
In essence, Paul is telling Timothy, don’t be regular.
You’ve been surpassed regular.
{make faces} Regular.
Normal.
Routine.
Typical.
Ordinary.
Common.
Bland.
Not special.
Paul is telling Timothy to be stellar.
On this level, you have to be exceptionally good.
Good is good, but you have to be exceptionally good.
Outstanding.
Mindboggling.
Unprecedented.
Unexplainable.
Phenomenal.
Be so good that you cannot be overlooked or denied.
Here’s my favorite.
Be better than your best.
Rumi put it this way, “Yesterday I was clever so I changed the world.
Today I am wise so I changed myself.”
He moved from clever to wise.
He realized that once you make the world around you better, you have to spend time making you better.
Timothy.
You did your best (past tense), now do better (present tense).
Tell somebody around you.
YOU did your best, now do better!
You’re a stellar student.
Everybody is going to show up for school.
They’re going to have Pencil.
Paper.
Notebooks.
Folders.
Backpacks.
School shoes.
New clothes.
Calculators.
Tablets.
Phones.
And watches.
Fresh cuts and curls.
I know you’re going to show up.
Somebody spent a lot of money for you to look good when you show up, but are you going to be a stellar student?
Timothy.
I know you’re going to show up, but will you be stellar when you show up?
Like a great teacher and mentor, Paul didn’t want to leave it to chance or misinterpretation so he shared a few tips with Timothy to ensure he was stellar when he showed up.
Here’s the first thing Paul shares with Timothy that will help us to be stellar students.
One.
Do your best.
Notice, he doesn’t say do somebody else’s best.
Nope.
Paul is too mature for that.
Don’t compare yourself to other students in life.
That’s wasted time and energy.
Do your best.
All God expects from you is to do YOUR best.
He doesn’t expect for you do to somebody else’s best.
Just YOUR best.
Timothy.
Do your best.
The KJV says, “Study to show”.
The MSG says, “Concentrate”.
The ESV says, “Do your best”.
Here’s the revelation.
Approach the assignment with intense effort, inexhaustible energy and insatiable genius.
Another way of saying do you best is to say, give it all you got! My football coach used to say.
“Blash.
Leave it all on the field son.”
Give it all your focus; all your effort; all of your energy; all of your passion and all of your genius.
Let’s push it further.
Give it all your faith.
When you give it all your faith, you realize that God gives you everything you need to be a stellar student.
He gave you intelligence.
He gave you ability.
He gave you aptitude.
Shout, God help me do my best!
Help me do my best in math and science.
Help me do my best in social studies and English.
Help me do my best on exams and papers.
Help me to give this school year all I’ve got.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved.
Here’s the second thing Paul shares with Timothy that will help us to be stellar students.
Two.
Go to the board every chance you get.
Timothy.
Present yourself to God.
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