Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—2 Timothy 4:16-22
by: Susan Bond.
In this last of Paul's letters, we see him practice what he had preached. In the midst of loneliness and imprisonment, he still thought on the lovely, the true, and things of good report (Philippians 4:8). He didn't dwell on the lions but on the Lord's deliverance.
Instead of dwelling on those who had deserted him, Paul forgave them and let his thoughts flow to the faithful friends like Priscilla and Aquila. May the love of Christ that worked through that couple manifest itself also through us so that the very thought of us will brighten the countenance of another and bring praise to God.