2 Timothy 1:6. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance-
Paul had been speaking of his own remembrance of Timothy, and of Timothy’s faith, and now he says, "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance"--
2 Timothy 1:6. That thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
The best of fires need stirring sometimes; and the best gift of God, even the sacred fire of the Holy Spirit, may sometimes burn low in the heart; so that we have need to stir up the gift of God that is within us. There are some brethren, also, who have more God-given gifts within them than they know of. They have never searched for them, so they allow them to lie hidden away unobserved and useless. We have need to stir up our gifts as well as our graces, and to use to God’s glory all the powers with which he has entrusted us.
2 Timothy 1:6. Wherefore I put thee in remembrance-
Paul had been speaking of his own remembrance of Timothy, and of Timothy’s faith, and now he says, "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance"--
2 Timothy 1:6. That thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
The best of fires need stirring sometimes; and the best gift of God, even the sacred fire of the Holy Spirit, may sometimes burn low in the heart; so that we have need to stir up the gift of God that is within us. There are some brethren, also, who have more God-given gifts within them than they know of. They have never searched for them, so they allow them to lie hidden away unobserved and useless. We have need to stir up our gifts as well as our graces, and to use to God’s glory all the powers with which he has entrusted us.