Congratulations! If you’re following along on the podcast, you’ve made it to the end of another book of the New Testament! I hope you have found 1 Timothy – this gem of a book – to be as helpful and instructive as me. Reading the Bible is like that longest journey that begins with just one step. If you put one foot in front of the other and just don’t stop, you will get there!
And what do you do when you get there? Why, you start all over again! The Bible is not a book that is meant to be read once and then put on the shelf. You know…along with that old Tom Clancy Novel and the cookbook you got for Christmas last year. The Bible is so full of information and so necessary for a Christian walk. It is impossible to digest it all in one reading…or two or ten, for that matter.
Answer in Confidence
That is why I encourage you to read the Bible every day. Weekday or weekend. Workweek or vacation. Winter, spring, summer, or fall. There are a lot of distractions in this life of ours, and we need continual reminders, regular refocusing and strengthening of our faith. And it is what God instructs us to do!
Invariably, someone will ask us about what we believe and why we believe. Or someone will say something about the gospel that may sound questionable to us. We do not have to guess about such matters if we are well-versed in the Word. We can answer in confidence or find the answer we need in the Bible.
Tomorrow we begin 2nd Timothy, so be sure you’re subscribed. Many scholars believe 2 Timothy to be Paul’s final letter. I hope you will join me. And if you get a moment, please let me know your thoughts about Paul’s letters to Timothy – or anything else on your mind – at Lifting Her Voice, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
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