2 Timothy 4 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read 2 Timothy 4.

Meditate on verse 3.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine;

 but wanting to have their ears tickled,

they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires.

The list of the ungodly in 2 Timothy 3:2-5 accurately describes people today.  Amazingly, God had Paul write the list 2000 years ago.  Today’s verse from 2 Timothy 4 also sounds like it was recently written, yet Paul, too, penned it, nearly 2000 years ago.  God’s Word is eternal and profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness, today (2 Timothy 3:16). 

Does 2 Timothy 4:3 reprove you?  What teachings do you surround yourself with?  Do you merely want your ears tickled, or do you really want to know Truth?  Are you attending a church where the Bible is preached and taught as the inerrant Word of God, the supreme and final authority for faith and life? Or does your church capitulate to pop-culture and political correctness, ignoring the Truth of God’s Word?

Pray 2 Timothy 4:2 and 5 over yourself and those for whom you are standing guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, in these last days, let __________ and me

preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;

reprove, rebuke, and exhort with great patience and instruction.

Let us be sober in all things, endure hardship,

do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill our ministry.

In Your name, Jesus~”