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2 Timothy 1:5
"When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also."

We are created to glorify God and to enjoy God forever. Jesus gave us the Great Commission to spread the Gospel message to the whole world! Paul did his best, traveling thousands of miles on foot. AND then, when he is incarcerated by the Romans, he sends out letters. Like this one for Timothy. They had a close relationship. Paul thought of Timothy as his son.

The Old Testament details the history of belief in God from creation forward. All the Jewish traditions and events are foreshadowing the coming Messiah. Paul, being a well-educated and devout Jew, knew these details better than anyone. Here, at the end of his life, Paul can clearly see the devotion and love that is passed down as a sacred family tradition. And, now these responsibilities are being transferred into the hands of Timothy. Paul is praying night and day, ceaselessly for this task to be taken up by Timothy with good cheer and full respect for the importance of God's plan.

Paul knew he could trust Timothy because of his own family traditions. Paul met Lois and Eunice, Timothy's grandmother and mother. Paul experienced their "UNFEIGNED FAITH." Paul experienced it in Timothy too. We think of Paul's time as a man's world. A "patriarchal society," we say with disgust. But, we clearly read here that the women GREATLY influenced Timothy. Seeds of faith were planted by women.
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