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Ephesians 5:15-17
Be very careful, then, how you live-
not as unwise, but as wise, making the most
of every opportunity because the days
are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but
understand what the Lord's will is.

2 Timothy 1:12
For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able
to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

Linda tells the story of a lady she calls Mattie who was very committed to the Lord. She had memorized many verses, but her life verse as 2 Timothy 1:12. Mattie grew older and her memory began to fade and she could no longer even remember the faces of her family. As they visited her in the nursing home she was still found quoting verses and especially 2 Timothy 1:12.

But with the passing of time, even parts of this most special verse began to slip away. "I know whom I have believed," she would say. "He is able to keep.....what I have committed...to Him." As Mattie grew weaker, the verse grew even shorter: "What I have committed...to Him."

As Mattie lay dying, her voice became so weak that her family had to strain to hear the whispered words. There was only one word left of her life verse: "Him." Mattie whispered it again and again as she neared the gates of heaven. "Him...Him...Him." He was all that was left. He was all that was needed. Her life focus was Him.