2Timothy 1:5
"When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also"
I wondered when I read this verse,how a young man Timothy became spiritually matured enough to be sent by an old and well experienced Apostle Paul,to be the minister of the Ephesos assembly.Remember at that time the church is phasing some serious issues(1Tim.1:3,4).False teachers doing harms to the Ephesos church.So Paul send Timothy to oppose the false techings.And Paul giving him instructions to teach the different categories of members how to live,behave and walk in the church(1:15,2Tim.2:15-16and he must study and show thyself approved unto God,and rightly dividing the word of God. we can read in(2Tim.3:15)that child Timothy had been taught and firmed in the doctrines of salvation and grown in the divine knowledge and wisdom by his devoted grandmother and mother.We can read first his grand mother heard the gospel believed and accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord,then his mother, (1:5)didn't mentioned anything whether his father accepted Jesus or not.(acts16:1,2)or may be he died earlier.Anyway his mother taught him the Bible,take him to the church so he got good reports from the brethrens at Lystra and Iconium.Here Paul testifying the genuine faith he had seen in his grandmother and mother.and he confirming also in Timothy that strong genuine faith.why?because Timothy from his childhood had seen this faith in his grandmother and mother.Then the question arise towards us.Do we have genuine faith that our children and grandchildren can see and learn from home?.Lois and Eunice not only believed but lived in that faith.They dwell in Jesus Christ raised their child in spirituality.Let us also strive together to mold our next generation in divine knowledge and wisdom and in genuine faith.And we will be praised by our savior,"she had done what she can".This is the most precious evangelism,to mold the younger generation in spirituality.Let us begin our gospel work first from our home.
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