Day 2

Scripture to Read: 2 Timothy 2:15

Through Paul, God challenges Timothy (and of course, this always applies to us too) to make sure to be attentive to studying God’s Word. Studying God’s Word is not just for preachers and teachers, but this is something every believer ought to be doing daily. God does not want us only relying on what we hear from preachers and teachers, but God wants all of us to read, study, and memorize His Word so that we are all growing in our intimacy with Him and His Word. God even tells us in James 1:22-25 that we must show ourselves to be doers of His Word and not simply hearers. Those who settle for just hearing God’s Word fool themselves into thinking they have all they need. But, once someone hears God’s Word, they most often walk away, do nothing with it and even forget what they have heard. But everyone who listens intently to God’s Word and then applies God’s Word by living out His Truth; that is when God richly blesses that individual by transforming them through His Word. As we study God’s Word, we can know that we are accurately handling His Word as we teach it to others. We may not have an audience of many, but even with an audience of one, God wants us to be able to explain His Word to that one correctly. A great tool found here: https://www.highview.org/discipleship/resources/soap-journal-guide is the SOAP Journal Guide. This will help you read, study, and memorize God’s Word.

Challenge & Application

1. What did God teach you today about accurately handling His Word? 2. How are you currently reading, studying, and memorizing God’s Word so that you’re not ashamed of the way you handle God’s Word?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

As God continues to write through Paul to Timothy and us, we find today in 2 Timothy 2:14 that we are to remind all believers of the things God has taught us so far in 2 Timothy 1 & 2. We know that as we ended yesterday’s devotion, God laid out for us that since we have died with Christ, we will most definitely live with Him. God also told us...

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Day 2

Through Paul, God challenges Timothy (and of course, this always applies to us too) to make sure to be attentive to studying God’s Word. Studying God’s Word is not just for preachers and teachers, but this is something every believer ought to be doing daily. God does not want us only relying on what we hear from preachers and teachers, but Go...

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Day 3

We saw in the devotion on Day 1 that we are not to get involved in arguments over things that just don’t matter. God comes back today in 2 Timothy 2:16-18 and deals again with avoiding “all irreverent babble and godless chatter” (AMP). God wants all of us to stay away from worthless conversations and foolish talk that lead to godless actions....

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Day 4

From yesterday’s devotion, God made it clear how we are to avoid worthless, empty, and/or foolish conversations of any kind. We are to know God’s Word so we live His Truth and share His Truth with everyone we know. The devotion today is focused on 2 Timothy 2:19. Through Paul, God reminds Timothy and us that His Truth still stands. The only s...

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Day 5

Today, God furthers His truth from 2 Timothy 2:19 and gives us an illustration in 2 Timothy 2:20-21. God has Paul use the home of someone who is wealthy and the items within the wealthy person’s home for comparison to our lives. God tells us that some houses have objects, utensils, plates, cups, and other things that are made of gold and silv...

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Day 6

In yesterday’s devotion, God taught us that we must get rid of the things in our lives that dishonor Him. Today, in 2 Timothy 2:22, through Paul, God tells us what to run from and what to run toward. God first tells us to run away from anything that stimulates our youthful lusts, our fleshly desires. We all know our greatest weaknesses, so it...

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Day 7

God has already told us twice in 2 Timothy 2:14-26 not to get involved in worthless conversations. Today, God brings it up one more time. God gives the warning not to get involved in stupid, ignorant arguments because they only lead to fights and bickering. As God’s children, we are not to get involved in quarrels; therefore, we must act diff...

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