I Timothy 1:3-4

The need for American Christians to step up and reach out to our fellow Americans is greater than ever...and more difficult. I found it very interesting in these two verses that Paul urges Timothy to stay to correct. During our stay here, our outreach has been focused on believers because there are so many! Though we hate judging, though we hate to be confrontational, it is very clear, at least in Timothy's case, that correction was in order. We have God's Word to teach from. It is not our own. Let's share it fully and without shame for the purpose of salvation and correction.

I Timothy 1:1-2

At our small group one night we discussed the concept of Jesus being “bigger” than we imagine Him. These opening verses describe Him as just that: our hope. We need not worry about the future because He is. We need not try and control our lives because He is. We need not sorrow beyond comfort because He is. He gives all we need: grace, mercy, and peace. At the writing of this little journal, I am in the midst of one of the greatest struggles of my short lifetime. Oddly enough, my spirit seems to hold out in hope. Peace seeps slowly into my soul despite my bitterness and rebellion. As his child, He will
be (and already is) all I need because that is who He is. October 31, 2007