Set the Example

Passage to Read: 1 Timothy 4
Passage to Focus On: 1 Timothy 4:12-16
Passage to Memorize: 1 Timothy 4:12
My Thoughts: Paul is encouraging the one when he mentors to be a man who sets an example for believers. He is suggesting that he do that in all facets of life. Paul is encouraging Timothy to understand that he must be the example, no matter what his age. Often times, we as believers come up with excuses for why we should not be examples. I am sure that Paul, knowing his young friend Timothy, was aware that an excuse might be his age. So he prefaces the sentence by saying “let no one despise your youth.” In other words, do not worry about how old you are, you be who you are called to be. Are you setting an example for anyone? Are you letting something get in the way of the example that you should be?