# 47 2019 Devotion, 2 Tim. 2:1-2. Urgency! Read all of chapter 2:1-13. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw Gremar and I closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
2 Timothy 2:1,2 “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others”.
Paul writes chapter two with a sense of urgency. Paul is chained in a prison dungeon; he knows his time is limited. Paul puts his trust in God and His Word: “But God’s Word is not chained.” God’s Word and the proper interpretation is what is at stake in this chapter.
Timothy, you have the true Gospel, teach other responsible people who are capable of teaching others. That was the urgency in Paul’s time for two reasons: first, God’s agenda to reconcile all creation back to Himself and second, that the gospel was beginning to be adulterated by those claiming to be true teachers of the Gospel of Christ.
These two issues are still among us. There is a lack of urgency about promoting God’s agenda for all of mankind. Ask yourself a few questions: “What is the impact of your church in the place God placed her?” Second, “When was the last time you talked to a non Christian about the possibility of salvation?” The first issue is being held up by the second, a lack of urgency to promote the integrity of the Gospel, Jesus preached a radical Gospel, Paul preached a radical Gospel and both were killed because of it. The Gospel has been tamed down and sanitized by political correctness and by the world, what the world says is right has become the truth of the gospel in many churches and for many people.
Paul gives us a different path: “Here is a trustworthy saying” it is an early confession. “If we died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will disown us; if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot disown himself.”
This confession urges us to die to ourselves and to live for Jesus. It is time to get back the urgency of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ! We thank God! Jesus is always faithful and will always extend His grace to all who turn to Him.
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