Greetings from Daytona Beach! I'm here at this awesome convention called Student Life. It's the first night and its going pretty well!
Anyways, let's get to it!
Soooo, chapter 5 of 1 Timothy is kind of about widows. And so I'm gonna be honest here, I just kinda skimmed that one. But the end of chapter 5 talks about how we should not hesitate to lay hands on one another and how we need to keep ourselves pure. I believe this is a topic in the church that is important and also not looked at enough. We are so quick to try and fix things ourselves and one we think we can't handle then we go to God. That is so backwards. We need to pray for ourselves and one another first and foremost. Put God in every decision we make, big or small. I know I'm guilty of thinking that I'm strong enough to fix problems on my own, but we're not. Nothing is possible without God, and everything is possible with him?
Get it? Got it? Good.
Next chapter.
Our society idolizes money. Like somehow if you can 'make it rain' you're a god. Sure, a little extra cash in your pocket can be helpful, but too much can be destructive. Like Paul says, "... the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Paul ends this book urging Timothy to flee from all of this. All the sin, impurity, greed, lust, everything.
Now to second Timothy. Why did he write Timothy 2 letters? I'm not sure.
But the first chapter in this book is Paul telling Timothy to not be ashamed of telling people the gospel, but to join him in suffering for the gospel. Have you ever thought about people having to suffer for the gospel? Here in America (I know you hear this all the time) we're so blessed. The worst that could happen to us for sharing the gospel is dismissal from others. In other countries, and back in Paul's time, you could go to jail, or worse, death. Would you die to share the gospel? Just food for thought.
Sorry but I have to cut this post short because it's just about lights out here at the convention. I hope you all have a great week!
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