Be Still And Know

2 Timothy 1:12 Security is a big issue in our society. Billions of pounds are spent each year in the attempt to keep things safe. Nothing could make it clearer that, sadly, we live with a massive level of insecurity. I’ve only once lived in a house which had its own safe. It was so heavy that we never attempted to move it, but we found it the best place to hide chocolate biscuits when our children were young! We didn’t have anything more valuable to put inside it, and I often gleefully imagined the disappointment of anyone who tried to break into it with an oxy-acetylene torch! Paul knew that there was no security issue more important than his salvation. In today’s verse, he celebrates the fact that God is totally reliable and would keep him absolutely safe until Jesus returned or called him to himself. In a world full of insecurities, we all need to be sure that our salvation is secure. Paul’s words don’t mean that we just sit back and let God get on with the job of guarding us. We have our part to pla