His ways are good. He wants our hearts. He will return and restore. He is near and sees us. His will be done. He wants us to return. His word is true. All is His. He has called us. He gives life.
“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.” Reminder of my confirmation and our collective call to care for our neighbor.
One of my best friends’ favorite verses is, “keep fighting the good fight of faith.” It truly is a fight every day to live like Jesus would- showing kindness, love, and gentleness that we don’t feel others merit.
In these passages God is so kind to reveal aspects of Himself to our feeble minds. He tells us in Jeremiah that He is near, He fills heaven and earth. 1 Timothy tells us that He is the one who gives life to all things, and Christ Jesus is the blessed and only sovereign, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain
Lord, grant me the serenity of peace that is a life following you, not being tempted or jealous of what others may have or where they may be in their life. We are all on our own spiritual journey with you God, and that is where the riches of life resides
We need to stay close to the Jesus and his word and stick up and tell everyone we love him❤️. We should accept him into our life and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us and shows us Gods path of life for us.
Aubrie compare what you are hearing to what the Bible says. Dig deep into his word, if it doesn’t align with who god is or what his word says you need to question it.
Exactly. Anything that sounds good, rationalizes sin or selfish behavior, doesn’t require repentance and dealing with sin personally, or exalts man or things above God is false teaching. As we’ve seen, it is intended to be deceptive (and looks enticing), so we need to stay close to Jesus and His Word, and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us.
From 1 Tim: 3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited and understand nothing. … who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
From Jeremiah. 23?16 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the Lord.
This stood out to me today, too. Old Testament and New- prophets and teachers giving a message to make them popular and rich- not the truth. I/We have to seek to know God’s Word ourselves.
These two passages again confirm each other’s message: the prophets weren’t fighting the good fight of FAITH as Jeremiah repeatedly states, they were leading people—millions of people—astray with their falsehoods and boasting, making it sound good so they’d be popular. Paul tells Timothy that standing up for godliness is a FIGHT. It’s active, not passive. We cannot expect life to be what we want without an active pursuit of a Holy and Righteous God.
As Jeremiah says, we cannot hide from God. His Word is like fire burning away our selfish desires & motives, and like a hammer that chisels away our hardness and pride that keep us with a false sense of protection & security. Nothing we do can cover or hide our sin, no matter how we pretend to ignore it—only the blood of Jesus cleanses us. Only the blood of Jesus.
6-9 struck me. with Christmas coming we often worry about whether it’ll be fun. whether we’ll be able to travel to family. whether the carol concert will be over quickly or not. all this fretting. but God says ‘here come to me’. trust that I will keep you string in faith and full of joy. stop looking elsewhere. because in me is all. I big time need to stop making everything so negative but know that I’m fed, watered and loved in Christ. and once we realise this contentment, our faith starts to rise.
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
Good reminder for this generation.
1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
Earthly treasures of the world can’t be taken with us later on, so let’s me thankful and grateful for those things we cannot see or touch and people we have with us.
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.
I love this…such a reminder of our calling!
God, the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen
I’m really wondering about “the burden of the Lord” and what all that was about… clearly the Lord is very offended by people who claim to speak for Him and who lie instead.
So I looked at the study notes in my Bible for Jer. 23:33. My version for the She Reads Truth app is ESV, but my study Bible is NIV, which uses the word oracle instead of burden. But the note says,”The Hebrew word for this can also mean burden, a term that may refer to a burdensome message from the Lord.”
His ways are good. He wants our hearts. He will return and restore. He is near and sees us. His will be done. He wants us to return. His word is true. All is His. He has called us. He gives life.
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“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.” Reminder of my confirmation and our collective call to care for our neighbor.
One of my best friends’ favorite verses is, “keep fighting the good fight of faith.” It truly is a fight every day to live like Jesus would- showing kindness, love, and gentleness that we don’t feel others merit.
In these passages God is so kind to reveal aspects of Himself to our feeble minds. He tells us in Jeremiah that He is near, He fills heaven and earth. 1 Timothy tells us that He is the one who gives life to all things, and Christ Jesus is the blessed and only sovereign, the King of Kings, Lord of Lords, who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
He is the Potter; we are the clay!
11But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
Grace be with you
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1Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain
Lord, grant me the serenity of peace that is a life following you, not being tempted or jealous of what others may have or where they may be in their life. We are all on our own spiritual journey with you God, and that is where the riches of life resides
We need to stay close to the Jesus and his word and stick up and tell everyone we love him❤️. We should accept him into our life and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us and shows us Gods path of life for us.
❤️❤️
Aubrie compare what you are hearing to what the Bible says. Dig deep into his word, if it doesn’t align with who god is or what his word says you need to question it.
Exactly. Anything that sounds good, rationalizes sin or selfish behavior, doesn’t require repentance and dealing with sin personally, or exalts man or things above God is false teaching. As we’ve seen, it is intended to be deceptive (and looks enticing), so we need to stay close to Jesus and His Word, and ask the Holy Spirit to guide us.
❤️❤️
From 1 Tim: 3 If anyone teaches otherwise and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4 they are conceited and understand nothing. … who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
From Jeremiah. 23?16 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the Lord.
This stood out to me today, too. Old Testament and New- prophets and teachers giving a message to make them popular and rich- not the truth. I/We have to seek to know God’s Word ourselves.
I got the same takeaway. I am trying to figure out what exactly “false teaching” looks like today for us.. if anyone has thoughts feel free to share.
These two passages again confirm each other’s message: the prophets weren’t fighting the good fight of FAITH as Jeremiah repeatedly states, they were leading people—millions of people—astray with their falsehoods and boasting, making it sound good so they’d be popular. Paul tells Timothy that standing up for godliness is a FIGHT. It’s active, not passive. We cannot expect life to be what we want without an active pursuit of a Holy and Righteous God.
As Jeremiah says, we cannot hide from God. His Word is like fire burning away our selfish desires & motives, and like a hammer that chisels away our hardness and pride that keep us with a false sense of protection & security. Nothing we do can cover or hide our sin, no matter how we pretend to ignore it—only the blood of Jesus cleanses us. Only the blood of Jesus.
6-9 struck me. with Christmas coming we often worry about whether it’ll be fun. whether we’ll be able to travel to family. whether the carol concert will be over quickly or not. all this fretting. but God says ‘here come to me’. trust that I will keep you string in faith and full of joy. stop looking elsewhere. because in me is all. I big time need to stop making everything so negative but know that I’m fed, watered and loved in Christ. and once we realise this contentment, our faith starts to rise.
3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4 he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
Good reminder for this generation.
So true! We must look at everything through Jesus – that is to say with love! Love and understanding, no judgment!
1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
Earthly treasures of the world can’t be taken with us later on, so let’s me thankful and grateful for those things we cannot see or touch and people we have with us.
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.
I love this…such a reminder of our calling!
I love this! Thanks for emphasizing this verse!
God, the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain
Allowing this verse to rule in my heart today!
Yes! That whole section was so good…
I’m really wondering about “the burden of the Lord” and what all that was about… clearly the Lord is very offended by people who claim to speak for Him and who lie instead.
So I looked at the study notes in my Bible for Jer. 23:33. My version for the She Reads Truth app is ESV, but my study Bible is NIV, which uses the word oracle instead of burden. But the note says,”The Hebrew word for this can also mean burden, a term that may refer to a burdensome message from the Lord.”