http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+1&version=ESV
2 Timothy is Paul's goodbye letter of encouragement and exhortation to Timothy who has been given the task of continuing to shepherd believers into deeper fellowship with God.
3:16-17 sums up how Timothy and all of us can trust in the Bible which is our guidebook as it is God's written commandments.
"16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."
There are different ways that God's Word can influence and impact us, but there is always vibrant and fresh truth in the Bible. We only have a few more days with this guided blog, but we need to constantly come in contact with the Word or we will quickly lose sight of reality.
The Word is a powerful sword that can cleanse us from iniquity as it draws us closer to Christ and equip us for working out our salvation each and every day. God's Word is living and alive and is given to us so that we can live an abundant life based on faith and not on fear.
As we look forward to 2011, we all must evaluate our lives and see if we are aligning with the Word or the world. What are we allowing to guide us and what are we pursuing?
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