Acts 16

“Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek. 2 Timothy was well thought of by the believers^[a] in Lystra and Iconium, 3 so Paul wanted him to join them on their journey. In deference to the Jews of the area, he arranged for Timothy to be circumcised before they left, for everyone knew that his father was a Greek.” v. 1-3 (NLT)

Paul and Silas take off on what is known as Pauls second missionary journey.  On the start of this journey we hear of a boy name Timothy.  He has a Godly mother who heard about Jesus from Paul on his first missionary journey.  She and her mother have taught Timothy these things and Paul as well as everyone else is impressed by him and asks him to go with him.  Paul has Timothy cirrcumsized because of the stigma he faced with having a Jewish mother and a Greek father.  Paul knew that this could be a hinderance later on so dealt with it then.  Timothy would learn and become very influential for the early church at a young age.  We know this because of Pauls 2 two letters to Timothy encouraging the young Pastor.

Thought for the today:  Timothy had great encouragement from Paul and Silas, however, his relationship with Jesus started from his mothers faithfulness.  God used her to teach and model what it meant to be a believer and he responded.  What are you doing to reach your family?  If you are a parent, are you teaching your kids about Jesus?  We don’t know what God might have prepared for them, but let’s try teach and model for them what it means and looks like to have a relationship with Jesus!