THURSDAY, June 25th, 2009

Hey everyone! Let's follow up on the second Epistile of Paul the Apostle to Timothy:


2 Timothy 1

1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
10But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: 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.
13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
18The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.



Okay! This passage is telling the story of how Paul was encouraging Timothy to keep to God's words and remain passionate no matter what, as it read in verse 13-14 and that God gives us so much, such as Love, Power and a ound Mind! (verse 7).,
I know this can really relate to us right now in the present. Sometimes we don't walk on the right path that Gos has set for us. We may stumble and go astray when we sin or other things, but God's words bring us to our feet and continue to walk the right path again.
Whe you look at verse 10, it states what Jesus has done for EVERYONE he has brought light to the gospel and conqured death. Powerful!!!! So we as Christians can share the Gospel and show others how to follow God and accept Jesus Christ. :) Especially when you have a couple of friends whom may not be believers.- lets show them the true meaning of God's words!

And remember what Paul, during his last words, had to say to Timothy: "Grace, Mercy, and Peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus ourLord."
~Amen! Post your thoughts!

~Victoria