There are some areas of faith I am glad that progressed.
In the past it was the mothers whose faith you took after.
Paul ran into an issue when he met Timothy.
Timothy was a very godly man and Paul wanted him to take him
on his mission trip.
There was a problem; his mother was Jewish while his father
was Greek.
Why was this problem?
Circumcision.
While in the previous chapter we see where circumcision was
not required for salvation (At this time a whole bunch of guys yelled Amen,
jk).
Yet with Paul going and ministering to a group of Jewish
people, they would always question Timothy because his mom was Jewish, but
didn’t raise him in in faithful practices.
Paul had to do something in order to take Timothy with him.
Acts 16:3…
“Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he
circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew
that his father was Greek.”
He had the faith of his mother and if he didn’t do this, it
could severely affect their ministry.
Timothy made a huge sacrifice.
Looking up how long the process would take today, it says
you aren’t able to do much for about three days and it slowly gets better but
you are limited from certain activities for up to a month.
Ouch.
Timothy did that because he believed in this message and
wanted to go on this trip.
It was a sacrifice.
What are some sacrifices you make your life?
Is it worth the cost?
Timothy did some amazing things in the Church and this was
the start of his journey.
He did this for the gospel message and to go on this amazing
trip.
I wonder where the Church would be today without this
faithful person willing to make a sacrifice.
Anything worth doing is worth making sacrifices for.
Timothy went through some pain for the greater good.
What pain are you willing to go through for the greater
good?
Have a great day.
