Saturday, November 20, 2010

I think we are in the last days......

2 Timothy 3 
1This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

I can't help but ask my self these questions...  
Am I a lover of my own self?  
covetous?  
A boaster?
 proud?  
a blasphemer?  
disobedient to my parents? 
unthankful?
unholy?

3Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Am I without natural affection?  
A trucebreaker? 
A false accuser? 
incontinent(no selfcontrol)? 
fierce? 
Do I despise those that are good, more separated then me, and more concerned with pleasing God and what he thinks about them?  

4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;  
 Am I a traitor?  
Heady?  
Highminded?  
Do i love pleasure more then God?  

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 
Am I faking a form of godliness or do I really want to be like him? 
Do other people need to turn away from me?

6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
(From what I understand Jannes and Jambres were the magicians in Pharaohs court who imitated the miracles that Moses performed)

9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
Am I suffering persucution? If I am not maybe that means I am not living godly in Christ Jesus.

13But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

15And 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.

16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

With God as my strength my faith will not be shaken by what anyone else does and I will continue in the things I have learned and been assured of .......

Psalm 62:5-8
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.




~Thank you Lord for bringing conviction to a wretch like me and please never let me forget~