Being Strong In God’s Grace! -- 2 Timothy 2:1-7
Being Strong In God’s Grace! -- 2 Timothy 2:1-7 By Pastor Lee Hemen August 24, 2008 AM Not everything nor everyone in our life is worthwhile. We discover this when we purchase cable or satellite TV or when we have friends that desert us during a time of crisis. Having 500 channels of nothing or fair-weather friends gets disappointing in a hurry. This holds true for much of what is equated as “spiritual” in our world as well. Here’s what I mean: We get so distracted so easily as people. Like honey bees, it is as if each little blossom in life demands our attention, wilted or not, and we busily flit from flower to flower. What then is to attract our concerted effort and examination? Paul makes it clear that not everything is life is worthwhile when he wrote that “‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is beneficial. ‘Everything is permissible’—but not everything is constructive.” (1 Corinthians 10:23) This was certainly true for his friend Timothy who needed to be strong in God’s...