Quote for the Day
“…if we are faithless, He will remain faithful…”
Today's Prayer
This week pray for those struggling with their faith. Ask God to help them to see His provision and His power in their life.
2nd Timothy 2:8-13
2nd Timothy 2:8-13 (NIV)8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.11 Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us; 13 if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
Message
In the next few verses, Paul takes a step back in history to once again remind Timothy (and us!) just who our faith is entrusted to. We suffer for and have faith in Christ who is from the line of David and has been raised from the dead! Wow! Do you believe that? And, if so, how does it impact your daily life? For Paul, it meant “…being chained like a criminal.” God has a different plan for each one of us, and each one of us will suffer or endure different tribulations. Paul reminds us that the rewards are not always seen today, but some will be seen in eternal glory.One of my favorite passages is here; I have read it many times when I begin to feel my own lack of faith. Paul reminds us that it is not about our faith, but about the faithfulness of God Himself. Verse 13 screams this reality to us when it says, “…if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.” Once we have made a commitment to Him and entrusted our life to Him alone, we are His, and it is HE who gives us the faith to endure all that this world has to dish out.
