Kindle Up As A Fire!

                                              2 Timothy 1:6
                            "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
                                  that thou stir up the gift of God"

        How many times have you woke up in the morning, dreading to face the day; but the first thing you say is  "another day another dollar?" But when you really need help, you say; "Lord, just help me get through this day!" Your not the only person to speak these words. I have said the exact words, and I'm sure many others have as well.  And there will be more of us repeating those same words this very day!  "It's time to stir up the gift of God!"  The gift of grace; an undeserved benefit from God (Rom 1:11; 1 Tim 4:14).  Through God's grace we have been established, to the end. Other words a "believer" is made secure to the end.   
       So let's "kindle up" as a fire!  It is not uncommon to compare piety to a flame or a fire, and the image is one that is obvious when we speak of causing that to burn more brightly.  We must use all proper means to keep the flame of pure religion in the soul burning, and more particularly our zeal in what we were called to do.  It is the responsibility of man himself to keep the religion of the heart warm and glowing.  However rich the gifts which God has bestowed upon us, they do not grow of their own accord, but need to be cultivated by our own personal care.
        Amen!!

Reading: (2 Tim 1:3-18)

                                           May God Bless You
                                            And Your Families

                                                         Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                                         The Cross Life Ministry