From Pastor Todd

Welcome to the merry month of May!

May is a wonderful time of year. We know warm weather is on its way, and everything around us is coming into full bloom.

May is also a busy month, with the school year winding down—especially for graduates who are preparing to step out on their own and pursue their dreams. You can truly feel the excitement they carry with them.

This month also includes Memorial Day, a time when we remember those who gave their lives to protect our freedoms. They left the safety of their homes to serve in the Armed Forces of the United States, and many young men and women did not return home. We honor and pay tribute to these heroes.

May is also the month when we celebrate our mothers, with Mother’s Day taking place on May 10th this year.

I would like us to reflect on a verse from 2 Timothy 1:5:
“When I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.”

As I think about this verse in connection with Mother’s Day, I am struck by Paul’s emphasis on faith—not just any faith, but genuine faith.

Faith is often defined as “believing without seeing.” Hebrews 11:1 tells us, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

From 2 Timothy 1:5, we see that faith is a gift from God. He gave Lois, Eunice, and Timothy the ability to believe in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. As they believed in Jesus, their desire was clearly for Timothy to have that same faith.

Paul must have noticed their faith by the way they lived their lives. A life of faith is rooted in one’s relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and it is often most clearly seen in prayer. What we believe is revealed in how we pray.

Faith is also evident in our actions, especially in how we treat others. Jesus taught us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

These two women demonstrated genuine faith so clearly that Paul took notice and mentioned it, using their example to encourage Timothy in his own walk of faith.

Today, I would like to thank all mothers who have placed their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Your lives testify to your children how much God means to you, and you are passing on a rich legacy of truth through your genuine faith.

If you are reading this and have never trusted the Lord Jesus Christ for your salvation, I encourage you to do so today. God is willing to give you genuine faith to believe in the work of His Son so that you may receive new life—a life lived by faith. If you would like help in understanding this life of faith, please contact us at First Baptist. It would be our pleasure to help you come to know the Lord Jesus as your Savior.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms this month!

Pastor Todd