Daily Walk Through the New Testament

January 23
Read 2 Timothy 2:11-3:11

In 2 Timothy 2:15, Paul spoke of the importance of being diligent to study, understand, and honor the Word of God. In the very next chapter, we see one of the consequences of failing to do so — a disordering of our loves.
Rejecting God’s Word and God’s love results in the inability to love God and others properly. Those who do will love other things instead of— themselves, money, pleasure — and seek to satisfy only their sensual desires (3:2-5). Eventually, this lack of knowledge and practice of God’s love will produce a vacuum effect in the soul that pulls in various pseudo-loves (human lusts). This vortex of evil will increase and spread like cancer to other aspects of life. If not stopped by proper spiritual application of God’s Word, this evil will spread into communities, churches, and beyond.
Heed God’s warning that a failure to learn His Word and to live and love according to it always results in ungodliness and selfish living. Diligently seek Him in His Word and ask Him to help you love what He loves. Spend your life loving God and loving others like Him.