1 Timothy 6:12b–16 (ESV) — 12b … 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. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life
to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate
made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from
reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and
only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no
one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
NOTE: What is the
"good confession" and what is "the commandment?" Jesus did
not say a lot to Pilate, but he did claim to be a King and he claimed that
everyone on the side of truth listens to him. The good confession is that Jesus
is my king and Lord and I will listen to him first above all others. It is not
a "Sunday-only" thing but a lifetime and a lifestyle. The commandment
in the context of the letter is probably the previous commands to Timothy
(correct/stop those teaching heresies, install order in the church, and watch
over his own life). We are all witnesses for Jesus Christ and the commandment
is the same for all of us -- Live like Jesus, be a good witness, and stand up
for truth.
PRAYER: Father, your
word is not to be mistreated. We are not to be Christians one day a week but
every day. We need to be regularly in your word, reading it and reacting to it
in specific application and change. The failure of the church is a failure to
truly make you Lord. We only say the words. It has little true impact on our
life. What a shame! Father, open our eyes to our own falseness.
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