2 Ti 2:15 Study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth.(Amp)
Paul exhorted his spiritual son Timothy to do his best to present himself to God in order to receive his approval. While the early teachers and scribes sought approval from the Sanhedrin, which comprised of the Pharisees and scribes (2 Cor 3:6), Timothy was to spare no effort in his study of the word in order to avoid misrepresentation of the same.
Christ was a skillful teacher who was approved of God before men. The Father publicly acknowledged him after baptism. He was tested and tried by the devil and he overcame. In order to show us how to do it, He diligently presented himself before the Father in prayer every morning while it was still dark.
The only way we can be approved by God as skillful workers is when we study the word of God diligently and present ourselves before his throne of mercy in prayer . We are obligated to follow the leading of the Spirit in every aspect of our lives. By so doing, we will not be ashamed of the outcome.
Further reading:
Mat 3:16-17
Mat 4:1-11
2 Pet 1:10,15
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