Webb Hoggard

God has granted us all we need to live. The gift of the Holy Spirit is the great constant presence that can change anything. He can give strength and grace to any moment. As Paul is recognizing his closeness to death, he writes a letter to his spiritual son, Timothy, to remind him that the Holy Spirit was with him and that He is all he needs. Paul opens the letter with the usual greetings and immediately jumps into the generational blessings each of them had enjoyed.

I recently had my fortieth birthday. I am having to remove myself from Facebook groups called “under 40” and the like, but I am not approaching this decade with the pain I did 30. Thirty seemed to mark the end of my opportunity for prodigy status. I have been told by so many people that I am wise beyond my years, but as my years keep adding up, that is said less and less. I hope to acquire new accolades, but being beyond my age is probably going to be retired soon.

Relationships are the most important part of our lives. Our relationship with God and those who bear His image will say everything about us when we stand before Him in heaven. The building blocks of a relationship are conversation. We see the power of such on the first page of the Bible. The Godhead says to one another, “Let us make man in our image.” A conversation was held about our design. In the second chapter of Genesis, God states the first thing that is not good - for man to be alone.