2 Timothy 1English Standard Version (ESV)

Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, my beloved child:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, 10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. 13 Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.

15 You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.

This is believed to be Paul's last letter before the end of his imprisonment and eventual death. He is not his typically cheery self in this letter(this is a joke), as he probably is aware of what will happen next. Yet despite horrible circumstances, later in the letter he asks that his cloak be brought to him and he talks about many people who betrayed him, he encourages Timothy to "fan into flames the gift of God", "not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord", and "guard the good deposit entrusted to you".
Paul also draws attention to the fact Timothy had many mentors in the faith, his grandmother, mother, and Paul. Mentors in one's faith are so important, yet these mentors mean little without the work of the Holy Spirit. Paul points to the work of the Holy Spirit in his life and in Timothy's life as well. 

Paul makes sure to remind Timothy the power of the Gospel comes through Jesus Christ. It is not our work that brings about the gospel, but through Jesus's completed work in His resurrection from the dead... "who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel".

Father, how good it is to meditate on how You have saved us. How good it is to have my heart encouraged by the faith of Paul in adversity. Thank you for being seen resurrected from the dead and being an active part of the work given us to further the Gospel. May the gift of God be fanned into flame in my own heart and the heart of my husband.