June 25, 2018: SOAP #3126: Joel 1-3; 2Timothy 1

Scripture:  2Timothy (NIV) 1:13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Observation:   It was very important for Timothy to carefully guard the truth that Paul had given him.  It was so important that God, the Holy Spirit lives in us to help us guard the truth.

Satan wants to twist it and mis-apply the truth.  Doing so robs the truth of its power.  The same Holy Spirit who moved on men to write the Bible, lives with me to help me understand it and apply it to my daily life.

Application:  Learning to recognize the way the Holy Spirit speaks to me, faithfully reading God’s Word, listening to the Word of God being preached and taught, and discussion with others in the Body of Christ are four good ways to guard what God has placed in my heart.

Prayer:  Holy Spirit, that I walk in truth is so important that you came to live within me. Tune my heart to your voice.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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