Christian Devotional – August 14, 2022

Teaching and Training, Day 33

The personal message. As Paul is concluding this letter to Timothy, things start to get personal. Read 2 Timothy 4:9-15.

We start to see that Paul is in need of fellowship. He lists multiple people who have left him and he requests that Timothy come to him. Then he explains that there has been someone who has made life very difficult for Paul and he advises Timothy to watch out for him.

We could take the same advice. We all need people in our lives that we can love and walk through life with. We need those relationships because we cannot do this on our own. Also, we need to understand who those people are that we need to watch out for.

Not everyone is in favor of the Christian message. We will make enemies. While we should continue to pray for them and seek to share Christ with them, we should not necessarily trust them, especially if they are not interested in repenting or receiving Christ. How can we have better relationships with others through Christ?