Kristi Burchfiel

Modesty. What thoughts do we want people to think when they look at us? Paul knew what some of the concerns in the early church were, how the women dressed. Read 1 Timothy 2:9-10. Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness. 1 TIMOTHY 2:9‭-‬10 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.9-10.NASB When people look at us, what do we want them to think? As a woman myself, growing up in this western society, there is huge focus placed on being physically…

Therefore. That is such a powerful word. It lets us know that there has been a conclusion reached or a decision made based on reasons that have just been explained. Read 1 Timothy 2:7-8. For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. 1 TIMOTHY 2:7‭-‬8 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.7-8.NASB Paul has been talking about the need to pray for others to come to Christ and he has been reminding us of the importance…

Mediation. Because of our sin, we need a mediator. We need someone to stand up on our behalf and provide a way to bridge the gap between a Holy God and our sinful selves. Jesus Christ did that. Read 1 Timothy 2:5-6. For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. 1 TIMOTHY 2:5‭-‬6 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.5-6.NASB There is only one God. It’s also important to realize that there is only one way to bridge rhe gap between us and God. There is only one who can meditate…

What does God want? We often spend a lot of time thinking about what we want and how we want it. However, we don’t always spend as much time considering what God wants. Read 1 Timothy 2:3-4. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 TIMOTHY 2:3‭-‬4 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.3-4.NASB Yesterday we saw that God desires that we pray for people. We should pray for those in authority and all those around us that they may come to know and understand how much Jesus Christ loves them and that he…

Do we pray for others? As people who follow Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to be bringing others to Jesus Christ through prayer. Not just praying for the people we like, but praying for all people. Read 1 Timothy 2:1-2. First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 1 TIMOTHY 2:1‭-‬2 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.2.1-2.NASB How do we find peace and tranquility? We find that through praying for other people. As we spend our time devoted…

Stay focused. No matter what is going on in our lives, we are to stay focused on all that God has commanded us to do. Read 1 Timothy 1:18-20. This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught not to blaspheme. 1 TIMOTHY 1:18‭-‬20 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.18-20.NASB There are consequences to not staying focused. This world has…

Honor and glory. For all that God is and all that God has done, He deserves all honor and glory. Read 1 Timothy 1:17. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 TIMOTHY 1:17 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.17.NASB God is worthy of our praise. As we have seen in the prior days, God is merciful and has purpose in coming to provide us salvation. We have desperate need of His salvation and He is able to provide us with that if we will choose to follow Him. He is worthy. At the end of the day, that is what it comes…

We are an example. What God has done in our lives is to be used as an example. Read 1 Timothy 1:16. Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life. 1 TIMOTHY 1:16 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.16.NASB Yesterday, we read how the grace of God has been provided for us and that God’s purpose was to bring salvation to us. Today, we see that we are an example of how much God loves us and what his mercy can do in and through our lives. God…

Purpose and need. It’s important to understand the purpose that God had. While there was a purpose, it wasn’t an empty purpose. God’s plan and purpose fulfilled the need that we had. Read 1 Timothy 1:15. It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all. 1 TIMOTHY 1:15 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.15.NASB This statement is trustworthy and it’s worth our acceptance. God had a purpose and that was why he sent Jesus Christ into the world. Jesus Christ came to save sinners. He came on a salvation mission in order to help us because we had…

Abundant grace. God’s grace is more than abundant to cover our sin. See 1 Timothy 1:13-14. even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus. 1 TIMOTHY 1:13‭-‬14 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.13-14.NASB No matter what you were formerly, through the grace of God, you can receive mercy. No fancy trials. No crazy strings attached. God provides mercy through the grace of God as shown by our love and faith in Jesus Christ. Have you accepted…