Ephesians 6:21
21 But [de] that [hina] ye [humeis] also [kai] may know [eido] my [eme] affairs, [kata] and how [tis] I do, [prasso] Tychicus, [Tuchikos] a beloved [agapetos]
brother [adelphos] and [kai] faithful [pistos] minister [diakonos] in [en] the Lord, [kurios] shall make known [gnorizo]
to you [humin] all things: [pas]KJV-Interlinear
21 But that you also may know
about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and
faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. NASB
Tychicus is from Asia, Acts 20:4, and he is
mentioned in several others passages, Col 4:7; 2 Tim 4:12; Titus 3:12.
He did many things to help Paul, he delivered
messages and information from place to place.
He stayed with Paul and he traveled a great deal.
Tychicus means fortunate, and Paul was fortunate to
have him as a friend and helper. Apart
from these references, which is not very much, we do not know much else about
Tychicus. But it is enough to tell us
that he was responsible, and faithful, and loyal to Paul who was in prison, and
at a time when many others dared not be associated with Paul because of his
imprisonment.
So, Tychicus did not fear the Romans or their anti-Christian
policies, which could very well have placed his own life in jeopardy. He had a purpose in life and he focused on
his life and his role with respect to Pauls teaching.
And so we all have roles in life. Most likely you are not going to be traveling
back and forth across the globe delivering bible studies. After all we have the internet for that sort
of thing these days.
But you do have responsibilities and obligations to
yourself, to your spiritual life, to your family, to your job, to your chores
at home and elsewhere, and so forth.
And while we all have a tendency to place a
priority on the things we like best, or on the things that are most convenient
to us, we still need to be aware of our overall responsibility to God. And in these days, that responsibility is to
persevere with our daily studies, to live our life in fellowship, and to grow
up in our spiritual life.
Everything else is merely logistics for sustaining
our life while we can advance in our spiritual life.
And so you have two parallel responsibilities. One to your temporal life, to your job and
your livelihood. And second, to your spiritual
construction, which includes your learning, and understanding and obligations
to self and God, in preparation for your longer eternal life in heaven.
