Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for I find him a useful assistant. 2 Timothy 4:11, N.E.B. Mark’s mother was a convert to the Christian religion, and her home at Jerusalem was an asylum for the disciples…. Mark
Passing the Torch
I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all
Notice
I will be on vacation in an area where internet coverage will be spotty until mid-September. Feel free to explore some of the older devotionals I have posted on this site. Blessings, Rose
All That a Son Could Be
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15, R.S.V. Paul loved Timothy, his “own son in the faith” (1
From a Child
From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 2 Timothy 3:15. We see the advantage that Timothy had in a correct example of
While You Are Young
Don’t let people look down on you because you are young; see that they look up to you because you are an example to them in your speech and behavior, in your love and faith and sincerity. 1 Timothy 4:12,
Profitable Bonfire
And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men. Acts 19:18, 19. By burning their books on magic, the Ephesian