Be Still And Know

2 Timothy 3:16 "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right." The Queen’s Christmas Day broadcasts give us the clearest possible insight into her own personal faith. She wrote the scripts herself and it gave her a wonderful opportunity to reveal what her faith meant to her. In 2016 she asked: “To what great inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?” A well-thumbed Bible was said to lie beside her bed, and she clearly valued the inspiration of Scripture throughout her life. As we face the constant challenges of life nothing is more important than that we stay close to the Bible. When Paul wrote to his young colleague Timothy, he encouraged him to stick close to the Scriptures. It’s important to remember that, at the time that he was writing, the New Testament wasn’t written and so he was referri