When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing. And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful. All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. —Titus 3:12–15
David Mathis on this passage in Titus:
In other words, knowing God — and feeding the engine of daily delight in him and his promises — is not in competition with being ready to help others. In fact, it’s essential. Truly knowing him in sound doctrine is never a deterrent or distraction from doing real good in the world to meet the needs of others. The two always go together.
Enjoying God, on his terms, through his word, is the fuel for acts of love and good works. Real depth with him will flower through us to meet the needs of others. And the flower of true good deeds for others grows on the stalk of a living relationship with God through his word.
Going deep in Christian truth, done rightly, to know and enjoy God, will not keep us from doing good but will be what makes us most ready to do good.
Knowing God through His Word ... Day by Day 