Weighty Words

“What you heard from me,

keep as the pattern of sound teaching,

 with faith and love in Christ Jesus.

Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—

guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.”    

II Timothy 1:13-14

I wonder how many words we hear in the course of our day?

A thousand, ten thousand, more?

But what if each word had a weight to it based on its’ value to our life.

I wonder, then, how many ‘weighty words’ we would hear in those same number of hours.

Paul instructed Timothy to keep the pattern of sound teaching he had heard from him.

You see, Pauls’ words to Timothy had value, they had weight and impact for young Timothy as he fought the good fight of faith.

How about you?

Is someone speaking weighty and valuable words into your life?

Are you listening and keeping those words?

Let Pauls’ admonition to Timothy resound in your hearing today.

Listen to those who teach you the truth that is only found in Christ.

Let those words carry great weight in your life.