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…

Salvation leads to strength which leads to service. As Paul is writing to Timothy, he shares the gloriousness of salvation and then write this verse. Read 1 Timothy 1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, 1 TIMOTHY 1:12 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.12.NASB When Paul was saved by grace through Jesus Christ, Christ strengthened him and then because he was strengthened, he was put into service. Paul knew that the salvation that Jesus Christ brings comes with purpose. Christ saves us, not so we can just be ourselves. Christ saves us so that we could allow him to live through…

Sinners need salvation. That may seem simplistic, but that is the essence of the gospel message. If people were truly good already, then they wouldn’t need Christ. Read 1 Timothy 1:8-11. But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully, realizing the fact that law is not made for a righteous person, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound teaching, according to the glorious gospel of the…

How to lead. What makes up a great leader? Yesterday Paul shared with Timothy the importance of the motivation that he should have as he goes about doing the things that God has given him to do. Today, Paul goes into some of the characteristics of leadership that are not positive and that do not help move the gospel message forward, but that unfortunately are all too common among the leaders. Read 1 Timothy 1:6-7. For some men, straying from these things, have turned aside to fruitless discussion, wanting to be teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about…

Motivation. What motivates us to share what we’re supposed to enter teach in to train others about Christ? Paul was challenging Timothy specifically with his motivation. See 1 Timothy 1:5. But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. 1 TIMOTHY 1:5 NASB https://bible.com/bible/100/1ti.1.5.NASB Paul has just finished encouraging Timothy to be sure that he is challenging the wrong teaching of those days. Now he’s reminding him what those challenges should look like. When we challenge others, it must come from a place of seeking and desiring to see them grow and improve. It must come from a place…

Happy Resurrection Sunday! What is Resurrection Sunday all about? Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, crucified as the sacrifice for our sins, arose from the dead in victory today! We celebrate the truth of who He is and what He did for us. Interestingly, Paul is encouraging Timothy to share the same message because unfortunately, others have been sharing a false one. Read 1 Timothy 1:3-4. As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than…