Welcome to Day 7 of The Challenge! Our verse to memorize today is II Timothy 2:7:
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"Consider what I say; and the Lord
give thee understanding in all things."
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"Consider what I say…" or ponder, discern, understand. These things might not at first be easy to understand, but Paul is asking Timothy to think of them, meditate upon them, and weigh them in his mind.
"…and the Lord give thee understanding in all things." Paul ends this verse with a blessing to Timothy for understanding. For it is only through the help of the Holy Spirit that we will be able to fully grasp the meanings
in Scripture. If He who gave the revelation in the Word does not give the understanding in the heart, we are nothing. No man of himself has an understanding in spiritual things – this is the gift of God. Where it is given there is always the continual need of prayer for an ever increasing measure of this understanding.
It is my prayer that the Lord will bless each one of you this coming year. May He open your eyes to behold wondrous things out of His law, and may He give you a growing understanding of His truths.
~ Sharon Kelly
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January 7th, 2009 at 5:51 am
What a beautiful example of how God blesses us when we cooperate with Him! The word “consider” means to exercise the mind. When I do my part to exercise my mind in God’s Word day and night, it sharpens my sensitivity to His voice. Not only does He bring special verses to mind when I need them most, He gives me a deeper understanding of them, and of His love for me!
January 7th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Thank you Sharon!!!!
January 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Thanks Sharon for your thoughts! I’ve been amazed over the past week to see how rich Scripture is when you consider & REALLY meditate on it!
January 7th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Very good thoughts! It stood out to me as well how the Lord is the one who gives understanding as we consider (“exercise the mind,” as Tia said, or “meditate on” as Elianna has been doing) God’s Word.
I love Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1 where he said, I “do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” (It’s the same Greek word!)
January 7th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I really like this scripture, it is a good verse to use in spoken blessings. Thank you for sharin Sharon.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
I meant to share this with the second verse, 2 Tim. 2:2. My mom shared an insight about making disciples and disciple-makers. This single verse speaks of four generations of disciples: 2Ti 2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me(one) among many witnesses,(two) the same commit thou to faithful men,(three) who shall be able to teach others (four)also. It shows you how many more people could come to know Christ and teach other about Him, if we teach them faithfully to tell others.
January 7th, 2009 at 11:15 pm
I, too, found that consider means “to exercise the mind.” It is interesting that Paul would instruct Timothy to stop and consider, think about, and ponder the words of the Lord (given through Paul). This tells me that there is great importance in meditating on God’s Word, because it is then that He can give me “understanding in all (any, every, the whole) things”!
Sharon, thank you for sharing! The fact that no man of himself has understanding in spiritual things was a very observant insight!
January 8th, 2009 at 1:20 am
Thank you for your insights, Sharon! What a great reminder this verse was to me to take the time to “consider” what God is saying in His Word! I tend to forget to do this when things get busy.:) This “Challenge” has really helped me “consider” 2 Tim. 2 this past week. The Lord has revealed so many rich insights that I have not seen before!
I love Paul’s blessing to Timothy at the end of 2 Tim. 2:7! Back in the Old Testament, Solomon realized that understanding was important, and he asked God for it (1 Kings 3:9). Paul even blessed the Colossian believers with understanding (interesting it’s the same Greek word!) What a great thought to know that He who gave us the Word also gives us understanding of it! His Word is inexhaustable – full of wisdom! May the Lord bless us each with His understanding as we diligently meditate on His Word!
January 9th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Wisdom and understanding are greatly needed in the day in which we live. And a wise person will heed the counsel and truths shared by authorities and elders. I know that in my own life, following the counsel of my Dad and Mom has always proved to be best!
Thanks for the insights Sharon…
January 9th, 2009 at 9:25 am
This is one of my favorite verses! Thanks for sharing this with us Sharon!