Stir Up The Gift

Scripture:

3 – 4 Timothy, you are constantly in my prayers. Day and night I remember you before God and give thanks to Him whom I serve with a clean conscience, as did my ancestors. I really want to see you, especially when I remember how you cried the last time we were together. Yes, I know it would make me joyful to see you again. 5 What strikes me most is how natural and sincere your faith is. I am convinced that the same faith that dwelt in your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, abides in you as well. 6 This is why I write to remind you to stir up the gift of God that was conveyed to you when I laid my hands upon you. Even if the embers have cooled, fan them again and them ablaze. You see, God did not give us a cowardly spirit but a powerful, loving, and disciplined spirit. (2 Timothy 1:3-7 The Voice) In Paul’s second letter to his spiritual son, Timothy, he continues to encourage him by reminding him that he is constantly in his prayers. This is probably close to the end of Paul’s time on earth, and he wants to make sure he says some important things to Timothy. He reminds him to stir up the gift of God that is in his life and to know that that same God did not give him a cowardly spirt, but a powerful, loving, and disciplined spirit. How about me/you? Do we need a reminder from time to time to stir up, fan the embers of the gifts in our lives? Father, the reminders and encouragements that Paul gives to Timothy in these letters are so applicable in our lives today. Thank You for them and help me to see where they apply in my life. AMEN I will shout to God with joyful praise, for the Lord Most High is awesome! He alone is the great King of all the earth. Psalm 47
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