1 Timothy 6
Godliness with Contentment!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, December 29, the fifth Day of Christmas.
Are you content?
Paul states in 1 Timothy 6:6, “But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
When you look at the context of this verse, we learn that we are to pursue “godliness”, which is Christlikeness—the work of the Holy Spirit in us to conform us into the image of Christ, restoring us as the Image Bearers of God to the world, while remaining content in the midst of both religious (vv. 3-5) and worldly power plays (vv. 7-10), both of which lead to discontentment.
Then, Paul writes in verses 11-16, “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. 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.”
Seize the moment and pursue a growing relationship with Jesus with all of your heart, soul, mind, and strength. This is the great gain of godliness with contentment in all things. When we seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, Jesus promises to lead us into His abundant life.
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