Believer in Motion!

March 29

“Run from.” “Pursue.” In his first epistle, Timothy has the believer in motion! We are well exercised if we follow his counsel. I Timothy 6:10 admonishes us that the love of money, the pursuit of wealth can cost us dearly. Coveting wealth and the things it buys can cost us our faith and laden us with disappointment.

Temporal acquisitions afford a temporary satisfaction that comes with having the power to gain wealth through hard work or innovative thinking but the contentment it affords is short-lived. In I Timothy 6:11, we are shown a better way to spend our time and our energy.

“But thou, O man of God…pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, humility…” for these are the things that truly satisfy and these are the things that comprise the eternal treasure we should desire to possess. Will this heavenly wealth come to us easily?

Not if Timothy is correct! He goes on to say in verse 12, “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life to which you are called and for which you have made a good profession of faith…” To pursue temporal wealth is to leave earth impoverished. To pursue eternal wealth is to leave earth abounding in riches!