May 23, 2013
Use the gifts God gave you. It's all about personal responsibility. If you were raised in a home with people of faith that's great... but that isn't enough. It has to be your faith, and you are responsible for you. Make sure you grow your faith.
II Timothy 1:6b - "Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire. God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid, but a spirit of power and love and self-control." So—tell others. Never be ashamed of your faith. By God's great grace we were saved and He is the one we believe in. That is why we tell the story. It is HIS story. Faith doesn't grow by accident. You need to follow His ways, protect His truth, and fan it into flame. When you do that you won't be able to keep the Gospel of Christ to yourself, and you will share it with others—no matter what.
In Paul's case, he was put in prison because of it. II Timothy 1:12 - "I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day."
Reading this chapter immediately brings to mind two different songs. One is a current praise song: "I'm not ashamed of the one who saved my soul." And the other is an old hymn with lyrics straight out of the KJV: "For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able, to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."
Next Entry: II Timothy 2:1–26
Use the gifts God gave you. It's all about personal responsibility. If you were raised in a home with people of faith that's great... but that isn't enough. It has to be your faith, and you are responsible for you. Make sure you grow your faith.
II Timothy 1:6b - "Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire. God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid, but a spirit of power and love and self-control." So—tell others. Never be ashamed of your faith. By God's great grace we were saved and He is the one we believe in. That is why we tell the story. It is HIS story. Faith doesn't grow by accident. You need to follow His ways, protect His truth, and fan it into flame. When you do that you won't be able to keep the Gospel of Christ to yourself, and you will share it with others—no matter what.
In Paul's case, he was put in prison because of it. II Timothy 1:12 - "I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day."
Reading this chapter immediately brings to mind two different songs. One is a current praise song: "I'm not ashamed of the one who saved my soul." And the other is an old hymn with lyrics straight out of the KJV: "For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able, to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day."
Next Entry: II Timothy 2:1–26
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