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2 Timothy is the final letter of the Apostle Paul to his ‘son’ in the faith, Timothy. Imagine getting a letter from your pastor, mentor or friend and knowing that this is the last time you will hear from them before they die. You are going to value their words, cry and weep and take note of every instruction. That is what we have here in the letters of Timothy! So when Paul says ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race’, this is not just a metaphor but the words of an aging apostle that is in prison and well aware that he is about to be killed for Christ. Knowing the time in Paul’s life that these letters were written saddens and inspires me. Will I be able to say these words at the end of my life? Will I run the race and fight the good fight to the end? 

Question: How much more do you get out of the books by knowing when they are written and what is happening at that time?