Lamar Jackson
October 2006
2Timothy 1:4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Losing Our Identification:
Our ID. Will start being shaped from birth; example Timothy’s life.
Timothy had one of the greatest privileges that a child can have: strong Christian parents. His mother and grandmother (no father) were staunch believers who were faithful to God’s Word every day of their lives.
This was and still is the key in any family: faithfulness to God’s Word every day.
Timothy’s mother and grandmother had taught Timothy the Scriptures from earliest childhood.
“And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 3:15).
“Timothy’s faith in Christ was genuine and sincere; it was real and true. He honestly trusted Christ as his Savior and Lord, and he lived for Christ day by day. One of the major reasons for his strength in the Lord was the strong faith of his mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois.”
“Parents must be godly, possessing the strongest of faiths - a faith that is genuine and true, real and sincere. Parents must trust the Lord Jesus Christ and rear their children to trust Christ.”
They must root their children in the Scripture so that they will know how to walk in Christ day by day.
Paul used Timothy’s foundation of Jesus to build on, likewise my own personal ID. must change and I have to grow in my understanding. Our grow comes from the old passing away.
