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What are you an example of ?

As Paul taught young Timothy, he counseled him to not allow anyone to think less of him because of his youth. Paul knew that young people tend to waste much of their young years in frivolous living. So Paul was instructing Timothy to be an example and a pattern to others even as a young person. Paul told Timothy to be an example for the believers in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity. Timothy was to set a pattern, for all those who would look at his life, of what it was to be a genuine follower of Christ. He wanted him to be an example and a pattern for others. Paul didn’t want Timothy to be just another young person wasting his young life. He wanted him to rise above the statistics and the general view of youth in that day and be an example and pattern for others to see and learn from. Whether you are young or older, God reminds us today to be an example and pattern for other believers in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity. What are you an example of?

1 Timothy 4:12 (AMPC) “Let no one despise or think less of you because of your youth, but be an example (pattern) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity”.

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New strength for the journey!

God is our source of strength. Throughout our journey in life, we will experience many trials and disappointments. We must learn to encourage ourselves in the Lord (1 Samuel 30:6), because He is our source. Many trust in the strength of their youth, only to be let down as they age. It is then that they realize that their physical strength will only take them so far. However, God gives strength to anyone who trusts in Him, regardless of their age. Isaiah 40:29 says: “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.” Psalms 18:32 in the King James version says: “It is God that girdeth me with strength.” The word “girdeth” also means: equips, encircles, gives, wraps, arms, clothes and fills. So today, God is reminding us that if our strength has been depleted, we can ask Him and He will gird, equip encircle give, wrap arm, clothe and fill us with new strength. Be strengthened today!

Isaiah 40: 29-31 “He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.