S – By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. 

 2 Timothy 1:14 ESV

O – Commentary:

The stewardship of the truth he had received had now been passed along into the hands of Timothy, who was to pass it on yet again to other faithful Christians, who were to pass it on to still others (2:2). While it was in Timothy’s possession, however, he was to guard (phylaxon; cf. 1 Tim. 5:21; 6:20) it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. It was Timothy’s responsibility to preserve sound teaching from becoming corrupted through distortion, dilution, deletion, and addition. Heretical teaching was not only a possibility to Paul; it was a constant threat to be guarded against. Moreover, Timothy could count on the assistance of the indwelling Spirit of God (cf. 1 John 3:24; 4:13) who desires to promote the truth about Christ

 A. Duane Litfin, “2 Timothy,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 751.

A – Paul’s exhortation to Timothy about truth applies to us today. We are given the wonderful news of truth in who Jesus is and how we can have a relationship with God through him.  God has entrusted that in us to live a life that exemplifies that and that we would share it with others.  We must faithful and diligent to do so.  Also, this same exhortation applies to all the gifts, talents and wirings that God has endowed us with in our life.  We are stewards of all that God has blessed us with to use to honor Him.

R – Heavenly Father, you are Jehovah Jireh, our Provider.  Thank you for all that you have blessed us with to live a life that honors and reflects you.  Empower us today to steward all of your blessings in a way that authentically demonstrates our love for you and others.