When everyone leaves you
Verse of the day: For my first defense, no one was in my favor; Before everyone abandoned me, do not let that be taken into account But the Lord helped me and gave me strength, that through me preaching might be fully fulfilled and all Gentiles could hear it; And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth; The Lord will also deliver me from all evil work and lead me to safety in his celestial kingdom; for him, glory for ever and ever. Amen! (2 Timothy 4: 16-18)
- That morning I thought a lot about these beautiful and moving words: Paul is imprisoned in Rome.
- As far as we know.
- He has not been released.
- That is how your last letter ended.
Meditate and be amazed!
It’s abandoned. He is an old man, a faithful servant, in a foreign city, far from home, surrounded by enemies, in danger of death. Because? Answer: So that he may write this precious phrase to our souls:?
Oh, how I love those words! When you are abandoned by close friends, do you whisper against God?Are the people in your life really your God?” or does this magnificent truth encourage you: “And behold, I am with you every day until the end of the century?”(Matthew 28. 20). You strengthen your heart with this inexorable oath: “Under no circumstances will I leave you, will I never leave you?”(Hebrews 13:5).
So let’s say, “Has the Lord watched me!?
Question: What was the threat in verse 18?Answer: that Paul could not reach the celestial kingdom of the Lord!?Are you going to take me safely to your celestial kingdom?
Question: How did Paul go to the threatened celestial kingdom? Answer: “Bad job”. “The Lord will deliver me from all evil work and save me for his celestial kingdom. “
Question: How might a bad work threaten Paul to reach the celestial kingdom?Answer: You try to abandon your fidelity to Christ through disobedience.
Question: Was this temptation there?Where did he come from? Answer: Yes, the devil, your adversary, walks like a roaring lion in search of someone to devour; Did I resist it firmly in faith?(1 Peter 5: 8-9).
Question: So who receives glory because Paul did not yield to this temptation, but lasted to the end with faith and obedience?Answer: “To him [God] be the dominion, for ever and ever. Amen!? (1 Peter 5. 11).
Question: Wasn’t it Paul who stood firm?Answer: “The Lord helped me and gave me strength. “
Original: March 28th? When everyone drops you off, © 2017 Faithful Ministérium. All rights reserved. Website: MinisterioFiel. com. br. Translation: Camila Rebeca Almeida. Reviewer: Vinicius Musselman. Narration: Emílio Garofalo Neto.
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