Morning Devotional October 10, 2021

2 Timothy 3:1-5

“1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”

Notice the last few words in verse 5. “from such turn away.” And yet today, God's children turn towards and run after the very ones God tells us to turn away from.

Why are we told to turn away? So we don't become like them. Remember being taught about “Peer Pressure”? The more we are around sin the more we are likely to fall for sin. That's why Christ said “Follow me”. For the child of God our “Hero” should be Jesus Christ and not some actor in movies/TV or some sports player or politician, or some big name preacher. These are the types of people Paul was warning Timothy about.

Our command is to follow Christ and to turn away from all forms of ungodliness.

Praise ye the Lord!!!