Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 20 Sep 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 20 Sep 2007

The word of encouragement today is: Guard what has been entrusted to you. In 1 Tim 6:20 Paul says to Timothy: “Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care.” And in 2 Tim 1:14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. There is something vital and important that God wants us to pay close attention to, about guarding and protecting what God has given to us. If we read about Jacob and Esau, it is event that Esau did not value and protect what God had entrusted him with, and for food he gave up his birthright to Jacob. Samson was another person who was entrusted with so much, a great calling, and yet he did not guard and protect his birthright as well. All of us have been given a calling and a destiny by God that must be guarded and entrusted by us, even before we were born; God had destined each of us with a calling. Today, I pray that we would guard what God has entrusted us with. Some of us may not even know what God has given us. Our journey and paths are all different; do not be jealous about other people’s callings, talents, or even salary. Today, let us focus on guarding and thanking God for what He has entrusted us with, and guard it always. © Sept 2007 Shaun Lee