Title "The charm of youth" (June 3)
Contents
young man's charm
(1 Timothy 1:18-19, 2 Timothy 1:3-5)
① Timothy had tears (warm heart).
(…) What caused Timothy to weep? In the context of the letter, Timothy wept for his stubborn heart that did not accept the gospel. When the Lord prays for us, we shed tears as in the prayer of mourning and tears in Gethsemane. God put hope in Timothy's tears. You put love into it. You have created a new world.(…)
② There is precious faith (faith).
(…) The charm of the youth lies in their clean, fresh, unfeigned beliefs and thoughts. The value of young people shines when they have this kind of heart. Young Luther received grace. My heart has been cleansed. Even a small mistake is painful, so he meets the head of the monastery and confesses. Even after leaving, he finds the abbot and confesses his sins because of bad thoughts. This is the price of youth, weapons and property. It was with this kind of heart that he pointed out the errors of the Catholic Church and the Pope and brought about the Reformation.
③ Timothy was filial.
Timothy was born to a Greek father and a Jewish mother. His mother raised Timothy in faith. The father must have told his son to live the Greek way.(…) But Timothy obeyed his mother. This is religious filial piety. Filial piety is to obey your parents. Jesus took up the cross saying that he wants to drink according to my will and do the will of the Father. The cross is also a symbol of filial piety.(…)
Timothy was in tears. There was a word. I had a heart to follow my parents. The charm of youth lies in living with faith. It is living with filial piety. God is speaking in today's text. “Fight the good fight. With faith and love, you will receive, keep, and keep the right words that you have heard from me, and grow beautiful things with the Holy Spirit. Then I will kindle the gift that is within you.” Amen.