Quote for the Day
“…pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.”
Today's Prayer
As you pray this week ask God to be an inspiration to those on the road. Ask God to speak to those traveling with His mighty voice. Pray that the days of travel will allow for focus on God’s power instead of ours.
1st Timothy 6:11-16
1st Timothy 6:11-16 (NIV)11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you 14 to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
Message
After Paul clearly outlines what not to do, he follows up with the positives on what we should be doing. His advice for Timothy rings even truer today. We must “…pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” This is not only the command of Christ; it is what makes this world we live in bearable. God’s choices for our life are good for both today as well as eternity. Paul continues to show this young preacher, Timothy, that his focus on Christ and the qualities of Christ are the ONLY focus to have. The final statement in this paragraph is enough to make anyone quiver and be inspired: “God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal…To him be honor and might forever. Amen.”To know our God so personally and with such awe allows us to live this life He has given us. This week, let God inspire you.
