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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Tuesday,
February 8,
2022
This colorful pantry for canned goods stores up food for a family
of nine. Looks like they've already enjoyed some of the
fruit of their labor.
"In
Store For Me"
Message
summary: Today we will
consider what is stored up for us in heaven.
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"For I am
already being poured out like a drink offering, and the
time for my departure is near. I have fought the good
fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on
that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have
longed for His appearing." (2 Timothy 4:6-8).
![]() Brooksyne's
mother, Ruth Sherrell, stored up a lot of essentials and
non-essentials from her bargain hunting sprees over the
years. In her last few years she stored up more and more
items she thought she might need or want to give to
others. In many instances she didn't remember she already
had plenty of this or that, but it was a bargain, so she
just stashed the item(s) in a drawer or closet.
After Ruth's
death in 2001 Brooksyne and her siblings prepared the
house for public auction since her dad had died the year
before. In each room she found many duplicates of the same
items such as scissors, reading glasses, clocks, sewing
items, tools, etc. The most extreme example were the large
scenic clocks displayed on two or three walls of each
room. Brooksyne asked her once why she hung a clock on
about every wall and she replied, "When I want to know the
time I don't want to have to turn my head, I just want to
look up and see what time it is." We haven't gone to that
extreme yet but we sometimes find ourselves purchasing
items we had already purchased but forgot, and now we
laugh at ourselves just as we laughed at her mother.
But today we
will consider a much more important aspect of what is
stored up for us in heaven which cannot be purchased here
on earth or stored up in a utility barn!
In our daily
verse Paul is coming to the end of his life. He candidly
states, "For I am already being poured out like a
drink offering" and testifies, "I have fought
the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept
the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7). What a peace-filled
resolve these words reveal. We pray for grace that we
might also face our inevitable death in such a way.
Paul continues, "Now there is in store for me". He looked forward to what was in store for him in heaven. Perhaps he was alluding to the words of our Lord, "But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal" (Matthew 6:20). Since his miraculous conversion on the Damascus Road Paul had given his life in service for the Lord Jesus Christ. He had been storing up treasures in heaven during the some 30 years that had passed since that time and he had faithfully stayed the course, though he was beaten, imprisoned, persecuted, shipwrecked, at times perplexed, and dealt with an unspecified "thorn in the flesh". What was
specifically in store for Paul was "the crown of
righteousness", which the Lord, the righteous Judge,
would award him. We don't know much about this "crown of
righteousness" but it was sure something that he looked
forward to receiving!
![]() There's
something else in the verse that especially speaks to me
and I pray that it speaks to you as well. Just five little
words but they speak volumes to those who also strive to
stay on course with Christ in this ever-increasing wicked
age. "And not only to me." Paul gives us
tremendous incentive in writing these five words. Let's
cling to it today. This crown is not for him exclusively.
Nor does he go on to say "and for you also Timothy", to
whom he was writing.
No, instead he informs his readers that this crown of righteousness is stored up, "to all who have longed for his appearing". This is a promise spanning the church age and is applicable to those of us reading with Paul's belief in our own day. Paul looked earnestly for that day when he would see the Lord and often expresses it in his writings. The healthy outlook for the believer is to "love" or "long for" His appearing. That's our greatest longing. Let's keep our focus on that today as we faithfully serve Christ and steadfastly wait for "that Day"! And on that
day, we join the resurrection
And stand beside the heroes of the faith With one voice, a thousand generations Sing, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain" Be encouraged today, (Hebrews 3:13)
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber ![]() Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"I Know Whom
I Have Believed" Video Wendy Jans and
Jeff Moore This is a great song of faith
we don't hear much anymore. There is so much
edifying new music but these old songs still
pack a punch.
"Address
Change Notification" Video
Southbound Brooksyne's Note: I
heard this on Gospel Greats this past Saturday
and loved it! For southern gospel fans you will
appreciate this upbeat gospel song reminding us
that the address where we now live will someday
be no more and our new address in heaven will be
for all eternity.
"Believe For
It" Video CeCe
Winans We dedicate this song to John, a
friend from Springfield MO, who faces open heart
surgery this week.
"Hymn
of Heaven" Video Phil
Wickham We shared this song yesterday
but this is the version by the original
artist. The final song portion from our
message is from this song.
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