FAITH CAPSULE: Live a life of responsibility before God to excel for His glory.
1 Timothy 6
Today, put aside all that is not of God, with responsibility, pursue all that draws man to God. 1 Timothy 6:11 rightly states, “But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.”
Responsibility is to pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Righteousness:
Pursuing righteousness is the responsible life that David lived before God. David testifies his pursuit, “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness…” (2 Samuel 22:21)
Like David, Job pursuit the righteousness of God, “I put on righteousness, and it clothed me…” (Job 29:14)
Seek God diligently, be righteous to find God.
Godliness:
To be living a godly life is conforming to the laws and wishes of God.
Be responsible, live a life of pursuing godliness that will mark you as a godly one. 2Timothy 3:5 states pursuing godliness: “having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!”
Faith:
Faith is not born with no man but gain by hearing and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17 testifies, “…faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” The pursuit of faith is a responsibility to seek the Word of God by standing on the word of God.
Without faith, God is not pleased.
Have a life of faith, be responsible for pleasing God by pursuing things of God.
Be responsible not to become a victim of evil.
Love, Patience, and Godliness:
With responsibility is to pursue the command of God to love. The Word of God in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 declares the importance of love, “Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” To pursue is the responsibility of love as the command of God, which is the way to find God.
The pursuit of love comes with patience and cannot be separated.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 states, “Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.”
Be responsible, pursue patience because “By your patience possess your souls.” (Luke 21:19)
Living a life of responsibility, to pursue gentleness, with the knowledge will identify one as a fearing vessel before God. Galatians 5:23 buttresses, “…gentleness, self-control. Against such, there is no law.”
Live a life of responsibility, pursue acceptable ways before God.
Responsibility before God is the price for greatness, doing great exploits to the glory of God.
Prayer for today: Ask from God that you want to live a life of responsibility by His word.