1 Timothy 4:16 “Keep a close watch on how you live and on your teaching. Stay true to what is right for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.”
This is a message Paul is giving to Timothy who is a young believer that Paul is pouring into to teach and lead people to Christ. What I like about this is you see Paul tell Timothy to “stay true to what is right…” That is the Good News about Jesus; we can’t stretch it or make it what we want it to be. We must be true to what it is saying and make sure we are turning to God for all understanding. When it gets tough and it is easier to live for the world we need to dive in to His word and prayer even more. Paul finishes verse 16 with, “…for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.” Timothy is already a believer why would he have to worry about what he is doing or how he is living? This is why it is so important to surrender to the Lord and live a way that resembles Christ. We can never be satisfied with just believing or that we said a prayer. Our walk must be one of devotion and constant learning, seeking God for all our wisdom. When we take our eyes off of Him we don’t move and we struggle.
In verse 8 Paul says, “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
We must train ourselves everyday so we are firm in our walk and always moving forward toward Him. Amen
This is a message Paul is giving to Timothy who is a young believer that Paul is pouring into to teach and lead people to Christ. What I like about this is you see Paul tell Timothy to “stay true to what is right…” That is the Good News about Jesus; we can’t stretch it or make it what we want it to be. We must be true to what it is saying and make sure we are turning to God for all understanding. When it gets tough and it is easier to live for the world we need to dive in to His word and prayer even more. Paul finishes verse 16 with, “…for the sake of your own salvation and the salvation of those who hear you.” Timothy is already a believer why would he have to worry about what he is doing or how he is living? This is why it is so important to surrender to the Lord and live a way that resembles Christ. We can never be satisfied with just believing or that we said a prayer. Our walk must be one of devotion and constant learning, seeking God for all our wisdom. When we take our eyes off of Him we don’t move and we struggle.
In verse 8 Paul says, “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”
We must train ourselves everyday so we are firm in our walk and always moving forward toward Him. Amen
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