Word Not Bound

Today's reading: 2 Timothy 2:1-21

'Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!' - 2 Timothy 2:8-9 ESV

Limits are frustrating. They are a constant reminder of what we CANNOT do. You cannot go without sleep for 48 hours and function well. You cannot refuse to drink water for over 3 days and survive. You cannot, in our present world, go a day without making a mistake.

Paul's limit toward the end of his life was literally being incarcerated. No more wild tangles with the beasts in Ephesus. No more sailing to contend with those in Corinth. All he had were his friends in Rome to keep him alive and a Scribe to write down letters on his behalf.

Paul became a Christian in AD 33 or 34 and was killed around the time of AD 64. For the last seven years of his life, he was in chains.

Yet churches continued to grow, and the foundation we are standing on today was being laid.

Feel limited? God still wants to move!