New Month Daily Bread Bible Verse 1 August 2022 ~ Everyone Deserted Me

TOPIC: EVERYONE DESERTED ME

New Month Daily Bread Bible Verse 1 August 2022 || Bible Verse

At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. – 2 Timothy 4:16

READ || New Month Daily Bread Bible Verse 1 August 2022 || INSIGHT

Late in his life, the apostle Paul felt alone as he languished in a Roman prison. He wrote to Timothy, “Do your best to get here before winter” (2 Timothy 4:21). Yet Paul wasn’t totally alone. “The Lord stood at my side and gave me strength,” he said (v. 17). And it’s also apparent that he had some encouraging contact with other believers. “Eubulus greets you,” he said to Timothy, “and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters” (v. 21).

We’re created for community, and we feel that most keenly when we’re in crisis. What might you do for someone who may feel entirely alone today? By: Tim Gustafson

New Month Daily Bread Bible Verse 1 August 2022 || REFLECT

When have you felt most alone? How have you sensed God’s presence during times of separation from loved ones?