Scripture to Read: 2 Timothy 3:14
We saw in yesterday’s devotion that evil people are going to continue to “proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” But, through Paul, God tells Timothy and us, in 2 Timothy 3:14, that we must all continue in the things we have “learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them.” God has taught us so many things through His Holy Spirit in us and through our parents, pastors, teachers, Community Group Leaders, D-Group, mentors, and so many others. God does not want us to simply gain more knowledge about Him and His Word, but He wants us to live what we have been taught. He wants us to be imitators of Him as we live our lives each day (Ephesians 5:1). If knowing God’s Word was enough, the Pharisees and Sadducees would have been the godliest people of their day. But Jesus rebuked the Pharisees and Sadducees quite often for knowing God’s Word but not applying God’s Word to their lives. We must hold tight to God’s Truth and we must walk in His Truth for our lives to be useful to our Master. God uses James to point out the Truth of not just being a “hearer” of God’s Word but making sure we are “doers” of God’s Word in James 1:22-25. God is reminding Timothy and us of this same Truth in 2 Timothy 3:14, that we remain faithful to the things we have learned from Him and His Word; also, that we not waiver in what we know is true.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about walking in His Truth that has been taught to you by other godly Christians?
2. How are you applying God’s Word each day so that you are continuing in the things you have learned?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!