Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Timothy 4:11-18
by: Andrew J. Camenga.
I think of Daniel's faithfulness in the face of political strategies that required a potentially permanent home with hungry lions. I think of Samson's ability to tear a lion apart. I think of David's years as a shepherd. For these men and for Paul, God's power broke through and changed the course of events. Faithfulness in difficult times brought safety and opportunities to witness to the power of God.
Today, each of those men has fallen asleep. While God chose to spare their lives on earth for his purposes, he also chose to let them sleep for his purposes. Count on God to be faithful. Don't count on God to do what you tell him to do.