We guard things that are important. When you read that sentence you may have thought about a guard at a bank, or perhaps the Secret Service detail, or guards outside Buckingham Palace. We guard people and possessions deemed to be of great value. Celebrities often have bodyguards to protect them from ardent fans and paparazzi. The guards in any of these situations are constantly on alert, ever aware of their duty to protect the person or thing they are charged with guarding.
The Apostle Paul, when writing to his protege Timothy, reminded Timothy to “guard the deposit” that had been entrusted to him (2 Tim 1:14). The deposit, the thing of value in this case, was the gospel message entrusted to him by Paul. This Good News is precious, and truth in all its purity must be protected. “Love rejoices in the truth” (1 Corinthians 13:6). If we truly love others, we will speak the truth. As the Body of Christ, we must continue to guard the deposit of the whole gospel that has been entrusted to us.
We must watch over it, think about it, take care of it. Regard it as precious. I pray we will.
“If the foundations are destroyed, what will the righteous do?”
Psalm 11:3
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