Each of us, as God’s chosen, are given a mission and journey to follow the Lord with humility and a grateful heart. Paul was coming to the end of his days, and his most dear disciple,Timothy, was now leading the church at Ephesus. Paul had built that church and stayed their for nearly 2 years. Then, as he returned to Jerusalem, he was arrested and ultimately found himself in Rome. The letters to Timothy were written as encouragement and coaching on how to lead his church, and how to trust God.
Paul was called by God to be the apostle to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people). As the Jew of Jews, it was an amazing transformation–that lead him all over Asia and Europe preaching the news of Christ’s life and salvation. As he began caching Timothy, two principles emerged–stay where you are and teach the truth.
Many in the area were trying to subvert the Gospel and make salvation about what you know or where you are from. Paul, and now Timothy, were teaching the truth–Salvation was, is and always will be about Christ and what he has done. Amidst all the opposition, Timothy was doubting how useful his ministry was. Paul was reminding him–stick with it, God has got this!
In our lives, we see the open and apparent evil in our culture. We see the church literally being forced to remove the welcome sign in our town. The Gospel is under fire from all sides–schools, entertainment, the courts, government. Still, in the midst of the battle, God says to us–“Stay where you are and teach the truth. I have got this!!!” We can never consider the notion that no one is listening. The truth is that the enemy is listening, and it is driving him nuts. It reminds him that we win in the end. Stand firm and speak the truth!
God Bless You
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 To Timothy my true son in the faith:
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer 4 or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith. 5 The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 6 Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk. 7 They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
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