What will you have to show when your time comes?

2 Timothy Chapter 4

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¹ 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;

² Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

³ For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

⁴ And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

⁵ But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

⁶ For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

⁸ Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

⁹ Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

¹⁰ For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.

¹¹ Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

¹² And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

¹³ The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments.

¹⁴ Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

¹⁵ Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.

¹⁶ At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

¹⁷ Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁸ And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹ Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

²⁰ Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.

²¹ Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

²² The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. (The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.)

What will you have to show when your time comes?

I think all of us have had that thought or in some cases worry. Have we done enough for the Lord or our family and spouse, to feel that we can leave them. I have seen much more dying in this life than most and certainly much more than I ever wanted to. And one of the things I have seen is that people will hold on until someone from their family tells them it is okay to go. I think this is because we all worry more about the people we leave behind then about ourselves. I truly believe that the way is made easier by knowing that you are going to heaven , living a life with a personal relationship with the Lord. When that fear is gone then you think of your loved ones staying behind. I think that if we work on that prior to the time we are to depart, we would be in a better place to be able to go. Think about the one thing you would want to impart to your kids or grand kids. I think in my case I know, it would be the love of Jesus Christ and the personal interaction with the Lord and all that does for you. I thank my Mom and Dad everyday for giving me that gift. I try everyday to show my kids the importance of the gift and the greatness of the gift. And I try to lay a groundwork with my grandsons to let them see what Jesus has given them and can give them just for loving him. 

I hope you all have a great week , I am delighted to report the my beautiful wife Jody and I have just celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary and even more excited to report she wants to keep me around after all those years. I love you Jody!!!!!

Have a great Day  Chuck  

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