With my friend Jonathan I have been studying 1 Timothy and letting God speak to us as Paul spoke to Timothy as a young man of God leading others. Now we are studying a few verses at a time in an intensive focused study.
I am excited, because I know there is so much even in the first 2 verses.
1 Timothy 1:1-2
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Paul has such a clear understanding of who he is. His calling and identity are wrapped up in who God is and who God made him and called him to be. I believe he is apostle not as a title but as a calling. That is who God commanded him and enabled him to be from the inside out. Being an apostle is not a specific responsibility to a certain group of people, a certain church or a certain set of tasks. God gave and even commanded Paul with a mission an identity.
God I want to meditate on who you are.
Out of who you are I say I will go send me.
Who are you calling me to be?
What will define my life?
Let it be all only for you!
Amen
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