What is the easiest step of love?

A step so easy, you can accomplish it before you even get out of bed in the morning.

Today we find the answer in an unsuspecting context.

The answer comes in an old sermon from John Piper on 1 Timothy 2, verses 1 to 4, and

it happens to be my favorite sermon to turn to when geopolitical tensions become evident

in the world as we have seen a lot in the year 2022.

The sermon is an early one preached back on January 20, 1981.

In fact, it was preached just two days before the Iran hostage crisis came to an end.

Also the same day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the new president of the United States.

There was a lot of national and international news in the air when Pastor John preached

the sermon on 1 Timothy 2.

In this context, the Apostle Paul was eager for Christians to hold to the faith with

a good conscience.

As 1 Timothy 119, into that end, as Paul explains, Christian should entertain a global view

of reality.

That's why Paul urges these early Christians to offer supplications, prayers, intercessions,

and thanks-givings.

Be made for all people, for kings, and for all who are in high positions that we may lead

a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

This is good and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior who desires all people to

be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

That's 1 Timothy 2 verses 1 to 4.

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