MONDAY July 14, 2025
The Value of Scripture
And Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. Bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.
2 Timothy 4:12-13
Look at the Apostle Paul’s priorities even while languishing in a dark dungeon at the Mamertine prison in Rome. While waiting to stand before Nero, his first request was to ask Timothy for his cloak. He was suffering physically because he was freezing in the damp dungeon, and his cloak would provide warmth in such a cold place. Cloaks were of high value; they doubled as a blanket since they were large and made of wool.
Paul’s second request was for the parchments––the Old Testament scrolls written on papyrus––a thick paper made from the Egyptian papyrus plant. The Word of God was close to Paul’s heart. He valued the Scriptures and wanted to have them. In difficult days, there was no greater comfort for him than to immerse himself into the Word of God. Paul was a man of prayer and a man of the Word. This is how he would one day exit this world––bravely, steadfastly, and fully assured of all he had read and proclaimed about the Gospel.
Do you value the Scriptures? Is reading the Bible one of your top priorities? Before we exit this world, we will need to immerse ourselves in the Word of God. As our life fades, and eternity is set before us, fear and doubt may creep in, but faith is the antidote for fear. Read on, dear saint! Read and meditate on the Scriptures. Immerse yourself in all of God’s promises. God does not lie. Everything He has said will come to pass.
Never fear dying, beloved. Dying is the last, but the least matter that a Christian has to be anxious about. Fear living...that is a hard battle to fight, a stern discipline to endure, a rough voyage to undergo.
~C. H. Spurgeon~
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