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Jim Bolthouse

President

1 Timothy 2:1-2

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TODAY’S BRIEFING

VANTAGE POINT DEVOTIONAL

  • Saturday, September 14

    Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is visiting India and Bangladesh to reaffirm the United States’ commitment to support economic growth and promote the stability of partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

    State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said, in New Delhi, the assistant secretary would “co-chair the eighth U.S.-India 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue, alongside U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal and counterparts from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Ministry of Defense.“

    Spokesperson Miller continued, “In Dhaka, Bangladesh, Assistant Secretary Lu will join an interagency delegation for meetings with the Bangladeshi interim government.  The delegation will include representatives from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAID, and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.  U.S. and Bangladeshi officials will discuss how the United States can support Bangladesh’s economic growth, financial stability and development needs.“

    As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…

    • For discernment for Assistant Secretary Lu as he discusses economic strategies and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific.
    • For Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. ambassadors and diplomats to receive God’s wisdom as they engage in talks with foreign ministers and leaders.
    • That the president, vice president, and administration officials would seek the Lord in crafting international policies.

PRESIDENT’S SCHEDULE

Presidential Prayer Team

As we lift up the federal government of United States of America, each day we will highlight one elected or appointed federal official serving in office. Pray with us for each of them as they tackle their unique responsibilities and fulfill their oaths of office.

TODAY’S NATIONAL LEADER FOR PRAYER

  • Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming
    • Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming

      Mark Gordon, Governor of Wyoming

      • Born – March 1957 in New York City, New York
      • Education – B.A., Middlebury College
      • Military Service – None
      • Profession – Rancher, energy, tourism
      • Political Experience – Wyoming State Treasurer
      • In office since – 2019
      • Family – Widowed of Sarah; Married to Jennie, 4 children
      • Religious Affiliation – Undisclosed
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  • Live As God Intends

     So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.     –  2 Timothy 2:22 

    Most serious Christians will say they want God to be able to use them in some way, great or small, for His glory. Joseph proved to be a person that God could use, though his path was not one he would have charted for himself. He was the son of Jacob and Rachel, with eleven siblings, one of whom, Benjamin, was a full brother to him. He was much loved by his parents, not so much by his half-brothers. At age 17, partly because of the dreams he had shared with the entire family, his half-brothers acted on their jealousy and sold Joseph to a band of Ishmaelites who took him to Egypt, selling him as a slave to the house of a high official. Genesis 39:2 states, “The Lord was with Joseph and he became a successful man.”   

    Even in his success, there were those who opposed him. Potiphar’s wife sought to tempt him sexually, but he was motivated by his love for the Lord and said (verse 9), “How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” The response of Joseph is a good example of “fleeing youthful passions” called out in today’s verse. As with many temptations, they begin in the mind and then move toward activity. Joseph desired to live the life that God had intended for him… a life of righteousness, faith, love, and peace. He sought to do this by keeping his heart pure toward the Lord, toward his employer, his employer’s family, and even the country of Egypt. 

    The battle for who will have dominion over your life continues. The verse that follows today’s states, “Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies.” Also, avoid things that interfere with your relationship with the Lord. God’s intention for you is to actively seek after righteous living. As you pursue righteousness, He gives you the power to be an overcomer. Pastor Steven Cole writes, “God’s Word is not vague about how you should live. It doesn’t offer helpful hints for happy living. … It gives us the commandments of God, which are for or good.” Continually submit yourself to the authority of His Word and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and you will be amazed at how God will use you! 

    Today’s Verse:  2 Timothy 2:22  

    So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 

    All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

    Recommended for further reading: 2 Timothy 2:20-26 

    20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. 

    22 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. 

    All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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