Bible Reading: II Timothy 3:1-7
Key Verse: Verse 1 - “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.”
Key Words:
This
know also
II Timothy, chapter 3,
gives nineteen characteristics that will be present in the last of the last
days. Now, while there are nineteen
characteristics of these last days, there are five keys to understanding this
particular portion of Scripture.
First, Paul tells Timothy
to know this. Simply put, Paul was saying - “understand
these things, mark these things, highlight it, don’t miss it.”
Second, note the words last days perilous times shall come. The word perilous
means “difficult,” but it is in a progressive state. In other words, as time passes, each
generation will grow worse and worse. (See II Timothy 3:13.)
Third, we need to
recognize that the conditions described in our text are conditions within the church. Obviously, those kinds of sins have always
existed, but in the last days they exist within the church. We are warned in II Timothy 3:5, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the
power [authority of God over our life] thereof: from such turn away.”
Fourth, the seemingly
chief of all the sins of the last days, the one that opens the gates of hell
for all the others to enter in is, “men
shall be lovers of their own selves.” (vs 2). People will be consumed with self. Now, the horror of that is that men only see
themselves as right, which makes them impossible to teach; and this grieves the
Holy Spirit and quenches the power of God.
That is the reason in the last days there are fewer and fewer revivals,
and less and less assembling together, and more and more emphasis is placed on
the secular, not the spiritual.
May God grant the remnant that remains faithful to Him His grace to carry on.
What to do:
✞Put God first, not secular
activities.
✞Sincerely
ask God to reveal His will to you for the last days.
✞Be teachable.
✞And
as always, occupy till the Lord returns.
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