2 Timothy 1:12-14
Have you ever dropped the ball? I awoke at 3:15 this morning in the middle of a rainstorm,
one that is needed and in the middle of that moment I remembered a promise I
had forgotten to keep. It was a
promise that caused two little pets to go hungry because I forgot, got busy,
and did not feed them. But worst
yet, it was a promise I made to another that he could trust me to do that
task. I was not able to sleep and
now I’m waiting for the storm to end so that I can take care of the task that
was entrusted to me. My lack of
sleep cannot compare to those little guys going hungry, but you and I who are
in Christ have been entrusted with a task of much greater worth and yet many of
us are dropping the ball.
The apostle Paul states in verse 12, “But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am
convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to
me.” Do you have any
understanding of what has been entrusted to you? As a dad I had this understanding, I was to mold my daughter
in a manner that she would feel loved, and that she could love others. That she would feel secure and that our
home would be a place she could run to for safety; as a dad I knew that God had
entrusted me with Natalie to raise her to love God and to obey His written word. But that is not what Paul is addressing,
when you entered into the time line of Christ, everything changed, you were
given spiritual gifts, eternal life, wisdom, the ability to understand
spiritual knowledge, and you were given faith. And with all of these gifts come responsibility.
Many of us fly all over the world, and most of us do not
fully understand how something that weighs that much can fly, but what we lack
in knowledge we exchange with faith and belief in the airline. Most of us believe it will perform in
full agreement with what our ticket states. If your faith were not in an airplane that would get you to
your destination, would you board it?
It comes down to a very serious question only you can answer; do you know
Jesus in a way that you will board the faith plane for the life Jesus promises
in John 10:10, a life of fullness, a life of abundance? “For I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able
to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.”
Faith that gets on the plane is a faith that is convinced
that Jesus tells the truth, and that Jesus is able to keep all of His promises. Bill Gillham was like you and me, but
he believed that “God never allows a problem to come into your life for
which God does not already have a solution.” Knowing
that in your mind is one thing, but getting on the plane of faith in your life
and acting as if Jesus tells the truth will give you the ability to first, not
be ashamed of your true identity and realize that Christ is your life. Next, your actions will change from
fear to faith, and you will have no doubt that what was given to you is yours
because the Creator, Jesus Christ is able to guard until that Day what has been
entrusted to you. Note: The two little guys were dry and very
happy to have food.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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