We're going to look at a few different Bible versions of 2 Timothy 1:6a today!
2 Tim 1:6a Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee ... KJV
2 Tim 1:6a That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you .... AMP
2 Tim 1:6a.. for which cause I am reminding you to keep constantly blazing the gift of God which is in you ... (from The New Testament: An Expanded Translation by Kenneth S. Wuest)
2 Tim 1:6a For this reason, I am reminding you to fan the flame of God’s gift, ... CJB
Do you see what Paul is doing here? He is doing the reminding! He is reminding Timothy that he has a gift inside of him that must be stirred up and used! Timothy is the one who had to do the stirring up! So many times I have seen people go to meetings expecting that a minister would lay hands on them and give them a "word" concerning their ministry. This has happened, but I believe that when it has happened, it has happened to people who are already busy about what God has called them to! Paul may have been specifically speaking to Timothy about the ministry gift he had received by the laying on of hands, but we have ALL received a precious gift that needs to be continually stirred up with in us, also! Do you remember this from 2 Corinthians 4:7?
2 Cor 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. KJV
2 Cor 4:7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP
Not only have all born again believers received this most precious Treasure, we have all also received the call to the full-time Ministry of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18)! We are to be telling people everywhere that God isn't holding anything against them, but that the Blood of Jesus paid the price for every sin EXCEPT the sin of rejecting Jesus! You may never be called to a pulpit ministry or a world-wide traveling ministry, but you ARE called to preach the Gospel where you are! SO, stir up that precious GIFT within you and get to work! YOUR world is waiting on you! Amen! Here to encourage you in this is Hillsong with "I'm Not Ashamed of The Gospel":
Shalom in Him!
