There are all kinds of voices in the world today. There are different types of doctrines and teachings all over the place. Paul is admonishing Timothy to hold on to the sound teachings that he has learned from him. Paul is telling him not only to hold on to the teachings, but to guard it. It sounds a lot like Proverbs 4, where it tells us to “guard our hearts with all diligence”. Jesus, in His parable of the sower, talks about when the Word goes forth, immediately Satan comes to steal the Word. Satan will attempt to discredit the Word of God and even cause us to doubt His promises, but we cannot allow the enemy to do this in our lives. We must honor the Word and give it first place in our lives. We must guard it and keep it. That is when the Word bears fruit in our lives. Hold fast to the Word, and watch it change your life.
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