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2016 Day 224 – Titus 1

11 Thursday Aug 2016

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Today we begin Paul’s letter to Titus who was one of the church leaders on the island of Crete. The purpose of this letter was to advise Titus of his responsibilities and to teach him. In Titus 1:15 Paul warns Titus of people whose lives are so corrupt they cannot see the truth: To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupt. These people are unable to see the difference between right and wrong. Sadly, they attempt to justify their behavior and make good people out to be the ones who are wrong. If we look around, and are honest with ourselves, we see these people all around us today in our current world. Be aware of them and do not allow them to persuade you that you are doing something wrong in your righteousness.

2016 Day 223 – 1 Timothy 6

10 Wednesday Aug 2016

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When I was in college I had a great friend who I would see on almost a daily basis. Each time we saw each other we would ask two questions: 1) Are you happy? The answer could be yes or no depending on how the day was going. 2) Are you content? The answer always had to be YES, because we wanted to remind each other that our contentment comes from knowing Christ is Lord of our live and therefore in control. In 1 Timothy 6:6-7 Paul reminds Timothy of the same idea:  6 But Godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. All we have and all we are ultimately comes from God. Happiness can almost seem like a luxury because we live in a fallen world. This world gives us plenty of opportunity to question ourselves and our worth. But when we look to God we see love and our true worth in the light of eternity.

2016 Day 221 – 1 Timothy 5

09 Tuesday Aug 2016

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In the world we live in today, sin can be easily disguised. It is often getting harder to tell good from evil. In 1 Timothy 5:24-25 Paul warns Timothy with: 24 The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgement ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. 25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden. But when we talk about the good things, those are much harder to hide, even when attention is not given directly to it. When you do good, people know it. There is very little need to bring attention to good deeds.

2016 Day 220 – 1 Timothy 4

08 Monday Aug 2016

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There are many things we choose to invest time in doing, but we should invest most of our time in what matters for eternity. In 1 Timothy 4:8 Paul says to Timothy, For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. While physical well-being is important, we should spend most of out time working on things that have an impact towards God’s eternal kingdom. These bodies will one day fail, but our Spirit will live on forever.

2016 Day 219 – Reflection Day

07 Sunday Aug 2016

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We hope you enjoy today as a day of reflection and worship. This is a great day to catch up on reading and spending time with family and friends.

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2016 Day 218 – 1 Timothy 3

06 Saturday Aug 2016

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When serving the church we must first serve those closest to us. If we cannot serve our family well, then how can we be expected to serve the church? In 1 Timothy 3:5 Paul says, If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church? The church is an extension of our family. If we neglect our immediate family to serve the church, then we have ultimately failed.

2016 Day 217 – 1 Timothy 2

05 Friday Aug 2016

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Before Christ came and died on the cross for our sins, men were not allowed to go directly to God, they had to go to a High Priest who would then intercede for them. This all changed after Christ. In 1 Timothy 2:5 Paul explains, For there is one God and one mediator between God and me, the man Christ Jesus. Christ became the real-time mediator for us with God. He covered our sins to allow us to be in God’s presence. Without Christ we would still be slaves to the law. But through Christ the law was fulfilled and he covers us. Praise Him for our gift of eternity and the ability to have a true relationship with God..

2016 Day 216 – 1 Timothy 1

04 Thursday Aug 2016

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1 Timothy was written as a letter of encouragement and instruction from Paul to Timothy who was a young leader in the early church. Timothy was one of Paul’s closest companions and was sent to the church at Ephesus to help counter false teachings and to help lead the church. Paul hoped to visit Ephesus in person, but in the meantime, he wrote a letter to help strengthen them in his absence. Paul starts by thanking Christ for allowing him to serve in 1 Timothy 1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service. Even Paul recognized that serving is a privilege and can only be done when we acknowledge the mercy and grace granted to us through Christ.

2016 Day 215 – Philippians 4

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

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As we conclude the letter from Paul to the church in Philippi, Paul gives some final instructions in Philippians 4:8, Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. What Paul is saying is to focus on the good things and try not to think of the bad. What we put into our minds will ultimate control us. If we focus on the negative, we will be negative. If we focus on the positive, we will be positive. Paul tells us to program our minds with the positive focusing on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy. If we fill our minds with these things, there will be no room for anything else.

2016 Day 214 – Philippians 3

02 Tuesday Aug 2016

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Just because something sounds good, moral, and/or ethical does not mean it is. Unless we are willing to take the time and compare what we hear to God’s truth, then we are destined to be deceived by what this world has to teach us. In Philippians 3:2 Paul warns us, Watch out for those dogs, those men who do evil, those manipulators of the flesh. We hear it all the time in the media when people talk about tolerance. Tolerance has a broad appeal which, if we allow, has the potential to lead us to accept even the things God has clearly said were wrong. The best way to mitigate deception is to take it to the source of truth. If you believe the Bible, then you have already have access to the truth.