2 Timothy 4:16-18 Devotional0

Devotion Questions:

“Triumphantly and gratefully he cries, ‘But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength’ (enedynamosen me, “infused me with strength, empowered me, made me dynamic!”). The result was that the Gentiles in Caesar’s court heard the gospel, which thereby got wider publicity in Rome.”[1]

• What enabled Apostle Paul to not hold a grudge against “everyone [who] deserted [him]?”
• Despite his difficult circumstances – imprisonment and loneliness, to name a few – what are the things that Paul recognizes that leads him to break out into praise?
• What are the difficulties that I am facing, and what are the truths I can remember that will lead me to give thanks and glory to God in every circumstance? (cf. 1 Thess. 5:16-18)