This cannot mean that we are to violate the laws of reason and decency by intruding the good tidings upon others at times inconvenient and unseasonable to them; but it does mean that we are to have such a love for the Truth, such an earnest desire to serve it, that we shall gladly accept the opportunity to do so, however inconvenient it may be for ourselves. It is the chief business of our lives, to which life itself even is subservient, and hence, no opportunity for service must be laid aside.
The Word of God consists of the thoughts that God has revealed in the Bible. These consist of doctrines, precepts, promises, exhortations, prophecies, histories and types. To preach the Word means to make these known to others. We may do this in our language, in the language of others, as literature distributors; and in helping others to preach in these two ways. We should do it in season and out of season; always in the other's season, regardless as to whether it is in or out of our season. Our convenience is to be disregarded, if it is in the season of others. So only will we lay down our life unto death for the Lord's cause. If we consult our own season, we will fail to sacrifice.
Psa. 40:8; 96:2, 3; Eccles. 11:6; Isa. 6:8; 61:1-3; Jer. 20:9; Matt. 5:14-16; Luke 24:47-49; John 18:37; Acts 1:8; 8:4-6, 31, 32, 35; 10:42; Rom. 10:14-18; 12:6-8; Eph. 4:15; 1 Thes. 1:8; 1 Tim. 2:6, 7; 4:13.
