2 Timothy 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
How do you and I become veterans for “God and for country”? Here within our text we find four different ways to become such a veteran:
Prepare Yourself for Death 2 Timothy 4:6: “For I am already.”
As a veteran for God and for country, Paul faced death on many occasions. As a child of God, he was prepared to die.
Fight the Good Fight. 2 Timothy 4:7 “ I have fought the good fight.”
School fights, losers, legends and lies.
Finish the Course: 2 Timothy 4:7b “I have finished the race.”
Nov. 5, 2023 Who won the 2023 NYC Marathon?
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia won the New York City Marathon men’s race on Sunday in 2 hours, 4 minutes and 58 seconds, breaking the all-time record.
New York City Marathon on Sunday was “one of the great moments” of his life.
By finishing the race in 8 hours 43 minutes and 34 seconds, 65 year old Joel Kaufman became the final official finisher of the 26.2-mile race. His rank among the runners: 51,258th place. (More than 100 additional wheelchair and hand-cycle competitors also competed.)
Keep the Faith.
2 Timothy 4:7: “I have kept the faith.”
April 19, 2023A record-setting ultra-marathon runner has been disqualified from her most recent race following allegations that she cheated by using a car for part of it.
Sept. 6, 2023 The Mexico City Marathon may have to start investing in some improved anti-cheating functionality.
A staggering 11,000 runners out of a 30,000-person field were disqualified after they cut some part of the course.