Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes,
that they may also obtain the Salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal
glory. It is a faithful saying: For if
we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him: If we suffer, we shall also
reign with Him: if we deny Him, He also will deny us. 2 Timothy, Chapter 2, verses 10-12.
Boy, this passage always makes me sit up and take
notice. It makes me think of all those
times when I have the opportunity to say something to someone else about how
God works in my life and I don’t. I’m
afraid of what they might think of me, but I’m really denying God. I would sure hate for Him to deny me in much
the same way.
This is something I have to continue to work
on. Yeah, I’m typing this book right now
about how God works in my life, but I’m not taking any big time risk. For me, risking is when I need to share my
faith personally with someone else, taking the chance that they may reject me
for standing up for my beliefs.
Actually, whenever I have taken that risk, I haven’t
had people reject me. Most everyone I’ve
talked to has been very respectful of my beliefs. Most of them have even shared situations from
their lives that have ended up strengthening my faith. I think the point is that we need to be
willing to stand up for God if the situation arises, instead of leaving it to
someone else.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
