Christian Devotional – August 8, 2022

Teaching and Training, Day 27

Sinful people act like sinful people. When we start to think about the way people act, it’s easy to see that our world is full of sinful people. Read read 2 Timothy 3:1-5.

Paul understood the effects of sin. He had seen first hand the way in which sin impacts the lives of people. As people become more focused on their sin, the way they act changes. The way they think changes. Paul gives a laundry list in these 5 verses of all the different characteristics and attributes that make up someone who is living a sinful life.

When we look at all the different characteristics of people in our world today, so many of these characteristics apply. Our world is full of sin. People who do not have Jesus will act like people who do not have Jesus. They need Jesus to be able to act like godly people.

Are we helping people to understand their need for Jesus or are we simply condemning people based upon their actions alone? We should never expect people to act differently than what they are. Someone without Christ will always act like someone without Christ. Someone who has Christ but is not surrendered to him in their daily life will act like someone who is not surrendered to Christ.

How can we act more like Christ today? How can we allow him to influence and lead more of our life today than he did yesterday?