This Sunday I brought a message on the need to use every available moment to study the Word of God before orphan children, many of whom lost parents and brothers and sisters in the great earthquake of January 12. My text was found in 2 Timothy 2:14-15 and 2 Timothy 3:15. I first told the story of Saul on the road to Damascus, and then of his relationship to a young man named Timothy, who apparently lost his father at an early age and was raised by his mother and grandmother. Finally, I exposited the text.
A key point of my message to the orphans was this—as you pray for the future families that you hope God will someday give to you, redeem the time now! Immerse yourself in the Word of God, it will be a lamp unto your feet and a light to your path. History has proven, that the Lord often uses knowledge of the word of God to open doors for the fatherless. But even more importantly, Scripture itself teaches that knowledge of God’s Word not only brings wisdom, but it makes a man or woman “approved,” and ready for life. If all you know is the Word of God, and you know it well, then you will be a greatly educated man or woman. Don’t waste your time. Read the Bible. Study it’s truths. Memorize it. I also encouraged them to learn English, the language of the nation they hope to go to as part of a Christian family.
