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7 Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this. Too often we don’t take the time to really think about what we have read or heard. Things just pass “in one ear and out the other.” There is little time and energy spent on chewing and digestingContinue reading “26Aug2008 2Tim 2:7”

3 Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. There is a difference between suffering by yourself and suffering as part of a group. Soldiers know all about suffering hardship. We get sent to places that no one should be living in the first place, places so hot almost all animals wereContinue reading “25Aug2008 2Tim 2:3”

16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. Have you ever gone through a time when you felt alone, abandoned even by those closest to you? The circumstances that you faced seemed to cloud the sky, obscuring your view, makingContinue reading “24Aug2008 2Tim 1:16”

10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. Hollywood has some very creative ways to make things that are not real seem as though they were. The old horror movie sets used toContinue reading “23Aug2008 2Tim 1:10”

7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. One of the dirtiest words in the English language is self-discipline. It points to personal responsibility for our thoughts, attitudes and actions. It removes the finger-pointing obfuscations; no more twisting and wiggling to getContinue reading “22Aug2008 2Tim 1:7”

5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also. Godly parents and grandparents can make a monumental difference in an individual’s faith journey. Never underestimate your power to influence generations for Jesus. When weContinue reading “21Aug2008 2Tim 1:5”