The King of the Ages

The Inescapable God
God Protects

1 Timothy 1:12-17 (The Message)
 ^12-14I'm so grateful to Christ Jesus for making me adequate to do this work. He went out on a limb, you know, in trusting me with this ministry. The only credentials I brought to it were invective and witch hunts and arrogance. But I was treated mercifully because I didn't know what I was doing—didn't know Who I was doing it against! Grace mixed with faith and love poured over me and into me. And all because of Jesus.
 ^15-19Here's a word you can take to heart and depend on: Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I'm proof—Public Sinner Number One—of someone who could never have made it apart from sheer mercy. And now he shows me off—evidence of his endless patience—to those who are right on the edge of trusting him forever.

   Deep honor and bright glory
      to the King of All Time—
   One God, Immortal, Invisible,
      ever and always. Oh, yes!
I'm passing this work on to you, my son Timothy. The prophetic word that was directed to you prepared us for this. All those prayers are coming together now so you will do this well, fearless in your struggle, keeping a firm grip on your faith and on yourself. After all, this is a fight we're in.

For Reflection
We had a baptism yesterday.  Such a small person, wide eyed with wonder and blind trust.  It is the ritualized passing on of the work of the Lord.  George (his name is) will suffer the same as we all do.  He will experience the same doubts and feelings of inadequacy that we do.  But, in the end, he will grow up in the Christian tradition of his parents and the community of believers with which they surround themselves.  He will be equipped to handle God's call. He is hope. He is the evidence of ever and always.

Pray
for George and all children.  Praise God for His trust in us. Pray that we embrace our adequacy in doing the work of the Lord.