Be
Strong in the Lord part 1
2Timothy
2:1-4, “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou hast heard of me
among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able
to teach others also. Thou therefore
endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No man that warreth entangleth himself with
the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a
soldier.” These four verses in St. Paul’s
second letter to Timothy contain wonderful promises and admonitions for
Christian musicians today. As I read
these verses today, the thought of the great grace of God brought joy to my
heart. The Greek word charis (5485) means the act of divine
influence of God upon the soul of a believer.
Although
charis is used in a number of
applications in the NT, it is generally understood to mean, in most instances,
the grace of God wrought upon the believer’s heart rather than gratitude which
some modern translators mistakenly translate.
Certainly the heart and mind of the believer who has received his
unmerited favor of God is without doubt filled with gratitude, but the meaning
of God’s grace is much more meaningful than mere gratitude.
Thought
for the Day
It isn’t our gratitude, although it is vitally important,
but rather God’s Grace that makes us to be able to be overcomers.
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