Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Monday, July 18, 2016

QT 18 Jul 16, 1 Tim 6:12, We need to TAKE HOLD of eternal life

1 Timothy 6:12 (ESV) — 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.


NOTE: What is eternal life, beside living forever? It has always been a quality of life (abundant life) as well as life that never ends. It starts the moment we make the good confession, putting our faith in Jesus Christ for the taking away of our sins. How do you take hold of eternal life? Even though it starts immediately, one can continue to live like those in rebellion, and miss out on the abundant aspect of eternal life. Only when we live as God intended, according to his word, can we truly experience the peace and joy that God promises. Too many people settle for partial faith and continue to walk in the ways of the world, bringing upon themselves many pains.  We need to put away the past, the sins, and the philosophy of life that destroyed our life, and put on Jesus, his life, his nature, and his philosophy. We need to seek God with all of our hearts, and love others as Jesus did. Only then can we know life as we were intended to know it.

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