"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses." -1st Timothy 6: 11-12

Fight

In the book of 1st Timothy the apostle Paul encourages Timothy to 'fight the good fight.' Read the verses from 1st Timothy 6:11-12 & 13-16 above and below.How about you? Are you fighting the good fight? Are you being a warrior for God in your life? Life can 'beat us up' and make us feel unfit for the fight. I think of a sermon I heard from the preacher Tony Evans as he spoke at the Promise Keeper event Stand In The Gap in Washington D.C. He described a scene from one of the Rocky movies in which the boxer Rocky is fighting a street brawl and getting beaten badly. As Rocky lies in the gutter, amidst the garbage and filth, he drifts in and out of consciousness and has a vision of his old trainer Mickey. Mickey is standing over him screaming at Rocky to get up and fight on. 'Get up you bum!' Mickey says, 'Get up because I love you!' Rocky pulls himself up and wins the fight. Tony Evans describes how Jesus is our 'Mickey' . Standing over each of us and imploring us to 'get up, because He loves us!' You may not feel that you have the strength to fight, are worthy of fighting, or have the talent to fight for the Lord, but none of those things matter! All you need is a willing spirit. "..., "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2nd Corinthians 12: 9)

Do you want to be a warrior for God? One who fights the good fight? Then get back in the ring and fight on for Him. When you get knocked down, then get back up! Remember that you are never alone. "Whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!" (Nehemiah 4: 20) Through the Spirit of the Lord you can and will do great things. You may get battered and bruised along the way but stay in the fight. Your reward? "In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life." (1st Timothy 6: 19) Do you want a life 'that is truly life?' Whether it is the sound of the trumpet or the ring of the bell that you hear in your life just continue to fight the good fight! Amen.

I pray that all is well with you. Please let me know if you have any prayer concerns or praises. Have a good week and remember to smile :), the Lord loves you!

In Christ,

Shan D. Hartsough

"In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in his own time-God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.
-1st Timothy 6: 13-16

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