FAITH CAPSULE: Eternal life demands from us to fight the good fight of faith.
1Timothy 6
God love us by sending His beloved son for us. God’s unwavering love for us is not a liberty for us to live a life of un-accountability. Living life of accountability is nothing but to, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life…” (1Timothy 6:12) Without fight victory does not have a place that is victory is to be ready for fight. Eternal life is what demands from us to fight the good fight of faith. How do we fight the good fight? To fight the fight of faith is to flee greediness and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love; patience and gentleness are the way to fight the fight of faith.
Flee greediness:
Love of money is the root of all evil which causes man to stray from faith and it leads to the loss of fight. Greediness is what drives the love of money to the trap of sorrow, pain and unexpected termination. 1 Timothy 6:10 stated clearly, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”
Greediness exempt contentment in is camp. With greediness in man’s life contentment does not have a place. Greediness leads to temptation while the bible warned us to flee temptation. Among ways of fleeing temptation is avoiding situations that can come from friends that lead to unholy desires. Avoiding unholy desires will prompt leaving old friends for ones that are encouraging of what is right. Avoid temptation, “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” (1Corinthians 15:33) The word of God has warned enough against temptation as a result man cannot hold God responsible for temptation of man as recorded, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God,’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one.” (James 1:13)
Pursue God:
To pursue God is to hope and trust in God with submission to God’s word will commit man to fight the good fight of faith. Submit to God is pursuing righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Pursue is, to follow in order (direction, instruction) of the word of God. To pursue is to follow close and attend to God. Fighting the fight of faith is to strive and have a great gain. To pursue is the ability to seek to attain from God; to proceed in accordance with word of God and to carry on or continue in the directions of God’s word.
Apostle Paul stated it right, “That you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, (1 Timothy 6:12) Flee ungodliness, Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and gentleness by allowing godliness with contentment be part of the weapon to fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to fight the good fight of faith.