Pursue…

I Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. The keys to unlock the door leading to success do not include a key to a giant tax-free municipal bond or a huge 401k account or great rental income—these are all fine, but the golden keys unlock a heart of faith-filled relationship with your and my Heavenly Father.  Those are the keys to hold and never let go.

Getting wealthy and plunging

I Timothy 6:9 “Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.” Be focused.  Wear blinders.  Let nothing interfere with attaining your goals.  Now–the question is–on what?  Attaining wealth?  Attaining earthly pleasures?  Having your “barns overflowing”?  Developing a firm and growing relationship with your Savior?  Gaining the peace and comfort which is only attained through a strong linkage with our Father?  You choose–stay focused–God bless your choice.

Fw: Contentedness is supreme

—– Forwarded Message —– From: Richard Waldschmidt Sent: Friday, July 11, 2025 at 07:32:30 AM CDTSubject: Contentedness is supreme I Timothy 6:6-7 “But godliness with contentment is great gain.  For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” Is this verse suggesting that life is purposeless?  Far from it.  What it is saying is that one is to not devote their life to the accumulation of earthly wealth and pleasure with never a wonderful and relaxed feeling of contentedness.  Don’t compare–you will never win.  What is contentedness?  Pray, discover continually your God-given purpose.  Use your talents while helping your fellow man and praise God without ceasing. Have a great weekend.

Hope

I Timothy 4:10 “That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and especially of those who believe.” Every Christian has a confidence that is as strong as strong gets.  Another word for that confidence is hope–an attitude of total reliance on the truths as exposed in Scripture and implanted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.  As humans, weakness and doubt want to appear; however, as blood bought adopted children of our God confidence and hope reign supreme.

One God and one Savior

I Timothy 2:5-6a “For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people…” Jesus is our Mediator.  Jesus is our Advocate.  Jesus is our Savior.  Jesus is our Comforter.  Jesus is our Redeemer.  Jesus is our Teacher.  Jesus is our Sacrificial Lamb.  Jesus is our Creator.  Jesus is our Best Friend.  You and I cannot live without our Jesus.