Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Timothy 1:12-20
by: Susan Bond.
“Retained.” I scored 80 points in a Scrabble game with that word last night. Shortly after, that word popped out at me while I was reading a Beth Moore book. “Hmmm,” I thought, “a theme is developing.” Now, I know why.
Today’s scripture includes admonition to hold the faith. As I picture our hearts and minds as retaining walls for our faith, I suddenly understand the metaphor “waves of doubt.” Such waves, like the ones Peter encountered, can cause shipwrecks (Matthew 14:30, 31). But, praise Jesus Christ, our Lighthouse, our Captain, our All in all. “In him all things hold together” (Colossians 1:17b, NIV).