1 Timothy 1:1-2:15
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners. here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance” (1
Timothy 1:15). Help us, Lord, to receive this Gospel truth – and to
have this Gospel testimony: “I received mercy … the grace of our Lord
overflowed for me” (1 Thessalonians 1:13-14). Help us to say, “I am not
ashamed of the Gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone
who has faith”; “God forbid that I should glory except in the Cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 1:16 & Galatians 6:14). Help us to be
“eager to preach the Gospel” (Romans 1:15).
1 Timothy 3:1-4:16
What are we to believe? How are we to
behave? Lord, these are very important questions. We’re not only to
believe the right things. We’re to live the right way. Help us to be
“nourished in the words of the faith” so that we “may know how one ought
to behave in the household of God” (1 Timothy 4:6 & 3:15). Help us
to “watch our life and doctrine closely” (1 Timothy 4:16). Be real to
us, Lord, in every part of life: “Fill Thou our life, O Lord our God, in
every part with praise – Not for the lip of praise alone nor even the
praising heart, I ask, but for a life made up of praise in every part.”
1 Timothy 5:1-6:21
Lord, there have been disappointments in
life. “Some have already strayed after Satan.” Many “have wandered away
from the faith.” They have not found happiness. They “have pierced their
hearts with many griefs” (1 Timothy 5:15 & 6:9-10). What are we to
do? How can we be victorious in this spiritual battle? We must “give the
enemy no opportunity to slander us.” We must take care how we live – so
that “God’s Name … may not be slandered” (1 Timothy 5:14 & 6:1).
Help us, Lord, to live a life of “godliness”, a life that is based on
“the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
