Devotion:
Read 2 Timothy 1:1-6.
There are so many people who have poured themselves into my life and had an influence on my faith. Both sets of grandparents and my parents were active in the church. And in the church where I grew up, it seemed that every adult there was another “parent” to me and helped raise me. While I did not always see it as such, I came to realize what a gift that was.
In Timothy, Paul sees a faith that was sown into this young man’s life by his grandmother and mother and affirmed by Paul. As he is trying to encourage this young man, he reminds him of this heritage of faith. He has been blessed with that background.
Each person of faith has been gifted by someone sharing the faith with them. In some cases, that is family, but in others it is a friend, a co-worker, a neighbor or someone else. Who is that person (or who are those people) for you? Who is seeing the “harvest” of their sowing seeds in your life?
This is also a reminder to each of us that when we sow seeds and “plant” the faith in the lives of others, we will often get to see the harvest produced in that life. So be constantly on the lookout for people all around you into which you can sow a seed of faith, especially the young.
Personal Worship Option:
Who are those people who have sown seeds of faith in your life? Is there any of them you need to thank today? Also, write down the name of one or more individuals with whom you could begin sowing seeds of faith. Offer prayers of thanksgiving and seeking guidance.
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