Be Strong In His Grace

"Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."  II Timothy 2:1.  What a wonderful relationship was enjoyed by Paul and Timothy.  Paul had guided Timothy to become a minister of God.  And, Timothy had been a great aid to the apostle.  Paul issues his last charge to Timothy in this epistle.  His word of advice is to be strong.  Strength was to be found in God's grace. The world cannot protect us against itself.  The world wants us to fail.  But, God wants us to succeed.  Our means of success is in the grace of God.  We must continue in God's work.  We must battle and overcome.  God gives unto us the work of ministry, and we must abide in this labor.  The work is demanding, and we need help.  We are not sufficient of ourselves to persevere against the kingdom of darkness.  The labor that we have been called to do is not without divine assistance.  We rely upon the grace that is in Jesus Christ.  This grace is constant.  We can be strong against all adversaries because we are assured of God's grace through Christ.  With His grace, we will not fall short of the divine expectation of us.