Expressing Faith Through Love and Discipline

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I took a look at 2 Timothy 1:7 which says, “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and discipline and self-control.” Amplified Bible. This verse is very powerful, but who was this written to? It was Apostle Paul’s letter to Timothy. In verse 5, Paul says, “I am calling up memories of your sincere and unqualified faith (the leaning of your entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness)…” Amplified Bible. Paul recognised the high level of faith in Timothy as he placed his entire being on God in Christ, which gave him access to absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness. It was with this that Paul said in verse 6 that have gained access to such treasures in Christ Jesus, Timothy should rekindle the flame and keep burning for Christ, this was where verse 7 then came in.

Why am I saying this? The reason for this is because, there are times in our lives where we want to express Christ in our daily lives to people, and we feel shy to do so, maybe because of what people would say and you could be pushed out of a clique, but you know it is important to express the life of Christ as your way of life, you remember 2 Timothy 1:7, but why isn’t it happening? The reasoning is because you haven’t experienced Jesus enough, and why is that so?

Coming into Christ isn’t coming into a religion, you cannot have a relationship in a religion, but you can have a relationship with Christ, and as you continue to relate with Him, thus understanding that Christ is your life by leaning on Him completely, you receive treasures of His power, wisdom, and His goodness in your life, this stirs you up and that boldness to live the life of Christ and express it to others becomes normal for you.

For Timothy, He saw Christ expressed in both his grandmother and mother, which was, what made him know Jesus, as he saw Christ expressed in their everyday life. When you experience Jesus and then put your trust in Him and also lean on Him, desire the passion which establishes the spirit of power, love and sound mind.

May the LORD bless you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.

                    

Why not accept Jesus today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus, I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank You for saving me!” Congratulations, you’re born again, you are now brand new!

                                          

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Unless otherwise stated, the following scriptures are gotten from New King James Version (NKJV)