Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, May 5, 2016

QT 5 May 16, 1 Tim 1:1-2, Investing in others makes life fulfilling

1 Tim 1:1-2 (ESV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.


NOTES: There is a lot of affection in Paul's words. He does say something similar to Titus, but here, it is a shorter phrase and seems more personal. I've disciple a number of men over the years. I'm not the best at maintaining long distance relationships, although my discipleship and training of these men has been genuine. It would be hard to pick out one and call that person my true child in the faith. I have had input in their lives, but so have others. But Timothy is primarily a product of Paul's influence. I suppose that I can rejoice in this, I've invested my life in over a dozen men through the years. They are still walking with God and so I have had an impact for good. And what more could I desire?
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