We are a People (2 Timothy 3)

We are NOT a people...

Who are lovers of themselves
We are not a people who are lovers of money
We are not a people who are boastful, proud, disobedient, ungrateful and unholy
We are not a people who are without love, who are unforgiving, slanderous, rash and conceited
We are not a people who are lovers of pleasure over lovers of God
We are not a people who deny God's power and have nothing to do with Him

But...

We are a people...

Who have a purpose
We are a people who have faith, patience, love and endurance
We are a people who experience persecution and sufferings but push through because we are a people who have been rescued
We are a people who continue in what we've learned from the Holy word of God and those who have gone before us
We are a people who are made wise from these same words
We are a people who have gained salvation through Christ
We are a people who are equipped through God's word for EVERY good work

BE WHO YOU ARE

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