Today’s Scripture:1 Timothy 4:10 NLT Tyndale: We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe the truth, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and particularly of those who believe.
Thank God He is living, and He is powerful. I feel exhausted, and maybe even suffer a bit, in reading 1 Timothyas if Paul was writing this to me. I wonder if Timothy felt that pressure. The pressure to be perfect, have you felt it?
Thank God He is living, and He provides us with life. I would think Paul circled around purposefully after describing how we believers should live to remind Timothy in 6:13 that it is God who we must hope. Timothy could and we can release the pressure knowing it is God who we belong to and it is Him gives us life.
We need only live and rest in the fact that He is living, and we just need to let Him live through us. His Spirit and His power are the only way we can live as He commands.
In whom do you hope?
Today’s Prayer: Father I belong to You. It is You who gives me life. Thank You for living through all of us. I praise you as the living God who saves and empowers. I find energy in Your energy and in Your light. Live through me so I will encourage others. My hope is in you. Amen
Tom Raines Jr.
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