God’s Truth for Trying Times - 11/20/21

We need God’s truth in trying times. Read the Scripture passage, think about what it is saying, then pray; by yourself or with your household. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly (Col. 3:16).

READ: 1 Timothy 1:18-20

This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme. [1 Timothy 1:18-20 ESV] 

CONSIDER: Believers are expected, encourage, and enabled to make a good confession of their faith and wage the good warfare as they follow Christ and navigate life in this treacherous world. There are some who have suffered shipwreck of their faith, meaning they have crashed on the rocks of compromise. It remains to be seen if people in that state will repent and be shown to be true believers or if they never knew Jesus in the first place.

THINK: What does this declare about God? What are God’s people being called to do? What assurance is given? How does the Word of God transform our hearts and lives and relationships?

PRAY: Pray these verses to God as a prayer. Pour out your heart in praise to God. Pray for others. Present needs to Him.