Good morning all,
The word of the day is “whippersnapper.” One of the things that I really like about the book of 1 Timothy is the encouragement that Paul gives in. We know that Timothy is a young man because of the stuff that Paul says to him. In fact in today’s passage, we can kind of tell that Timothy might’ve been feeling discouraged, maybe that others did not take him seriously because of his youthfulness. But, could you imagine having Paul as a teacher? I think the people that were ridiculing Timothy had no idea how uninformed they were.
“Prescribe and teach these things. Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe. Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching…” ~1 Timothy 4:11-13
My question is: what are the inadequacies that you feel in your life? Is there anything that holds you back from getting out there and achieving the goals that God would have in front of you? I remember at the beginning of my professional ministry, I was very young. My mentor pointed to this book in the Bible, and specifically this passage, on more than one occasion. He told me to rise above the ridicule and that even though a lot of people might think that I was an unqualified whippersnapper, I was really a child of God who was called to spread the word. You have been called to do the same! Go out and make a difference today.
Praying for you
MO
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