Today's Devotion: 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (The Holy Bible : New International Version. electronic ed. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, 1996, c1984, S. 1 Ti 2:2-4)

This letter to Timothy was written during Paul's second imprisonment, where Paul is alone, abandoned, but still is concerned for his church and the young man, Timothy, who is young, inexperienced, and is trying to cope with the problems of the church, which he is trying to hold together.

Today's Comments: This is a very interesting verse from the standpoint of one who argues for the Arminian view concerning salvation. Paul says that it pleases God when we pray for anyone, because God wants all to be saved. I think that it offers hope, over and above the Calvinist view, that even the worst of sinners can be saved and that God's wish for man is that we understand His truth and repent of our sins.