The Word

Tonight I read II Timothy. I'm pretty familiar with II Timothy. in fact, of all Biblical literature, II Timothy is probably what i know best. but no matter how many times i read it, i still find it to be good. in a couple weeks i have to speak on chapter four, so i decided to focus in on that chapter for my devolog tonight. verse two is pretty familiar..."preach the word...be prepared in season & out of season. correct, rebuke and encourage with great patience and careful instruction."

if you do a careful examination of II Timothy, you'll find that more than anything else, it's about the Word and it's proclamation. Paul in his final thoughts and words is more concerned with getting out the Gospel than ever. and so to sum it all off he caps it off with these now familiar verses.

it really serves as a handy reminder to us dloggers...and an encouragement. i mean, Paul is saying that we need to preach & be continually prepared. and the only way to do this is through actually knowing the Word. which means reading and digesting and living. and so a reminder that this discipline is worthwhile for so many reasons.