Equipped for every good work

“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (2 Tim. 3:16-17 ESV)

 Achieving success in life

Everybody wants to be successful in what they do, especially our young people as they leave high school. But most don’t know what real success looks like or how to achieve it. So, they just head off to educational institutions, hoping that they will discover answers along the way. Millions are enrolled, but sadly, most don’t find it. Total U.S. College Enrollment Statistics In spring 2022, 17.9 million students were enrolled at a postsecondary institution. About 15 million students were enrolled in undergraduate programs. Roughly 3.1 million were enrolled in a graduate-level program. (Yes, that's over 17.9 million, and many of them go into tremendous debt as a result. And, most leave educational institutions still not knowing what they really want to do and cannot find jobs. It’s considered to be a national crisis. 

The answer is All Scripture  

The Bible tells you how to go about achieving success, how to be equipped for every good work, and how to be complete. It’s found in the above passage, which says the answer is to go into All Scripture, which is God-breathed, profitable, and will completely equip you for every good work.

All Scripture is Profitable for:

·      Teaching: “And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.” (Deut. 6:5-7 ESV)

·      Reproof: “Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.” (Prov. 15:32 ESV)

·      Correction: “For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Heb. 12:11 ESV)

·      Training in righteousness: “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.” (1 Tim. 4:7-8 ESV)

Therefore

The passage at top gives you the results: That the man of God will be complete, equipped for every good work!