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turtle30cshell Daily Devotions For August 20, 2021
A Good Warfare
08/20/2021

Daily Devotions:
by Christina Farris

1 Timothy 1:1-20 KJV
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;
2 Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.
8 But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

The question of the law applies when two things happen who is it for, the person needing the law to obtain order and those that know not the law but need to know the law to obey it. As a young believer in Christ I wonder what if I had understood more about certain things in life of what was responsible choice as a believer and the irresponsible choice as a believer. No one talks much about things that young do or do not do, because simply young do things often in ignorance and only after their own lust and desires. Leaders often stay away from those that will intice you to sin. However if the law is never taught you know not what the sin is, other then it in opposition to the law of righteousness and the law of faith. If teacher never tells their students to stay away from those that obey not, but are the type of people that will kill their own mother and father with no respect for the laws of God. There the type of people that will chase after your own spouse to commit sexual and immoral sins. They are the type of people that care nothing for the things of God. There unrighteousness growing in leaps and bounds, for they know not God or his holiness and what his holiness requires.

As a believer the grossness of sin against humanity should not excite you to follow suit, it should cause you to shun it, yet sometimes our eyes and ears believe not what we are truly seeing is in the word of God. Especially if the sin of another is right before us and we saying how can I not believe God's word. Adultery is not unusual sin for mankind, nor is it one that is easily hushed up in gossip once one is caught in it. What interesting is the sinner of some of the worse sin know how to look like angels of light.

If we watch tv the news, and movies are full of people that have either commit a crime or evil arises within the story that started with no evil agenda. We watch the antics in movies of thieves stealing only to either get caught or narrowly escape til the next sequel. Yet we watch without ever thinking what would Jesus say about these things. One he say these movies are fables and some of that news is fake, meaning it has no value in the learning of faith, beyond understanding something is totally wrong in society.

When people justify assisting in suicide of elderly or terminally ill, beyond the need of life support machines(breathing tubes) there is a problem in society. There is a problem when a person says my mother or father wants to die so I am giving them what they want is a problem. Giving a person an unhealthy gift is not love it is hate and murder. If society allows it then it is more depraived then those that fight against it. Paul said have nothing to do with these things. Democrats are murders of infants, though not all believe it right they uphold the right of another to kill an unborn child. That the law in some states and even kill after the child is born.

Timothy is told to stay away from evil, from those that kill. Instead believe, and to practice faith. To practice faith is a good warfare. Meaning believe in God, pray, obey, love, hope, believe and so forth despite the world around you. To go about doing good and not evil. Not to be involved in those that will kill for their own self righteous mindset of justifiable and not justice according to God much less the laws of the land.

There many things we will experience and see in a life time, but the best thing to remove oneself from evil other then to teach the ways and laws of God and the laws of government. It not enough to know good people, but to know their conviction about the things that evil, whether they agree that obedience to the laws are just and good, or if they see their rebellion as a lesson of striving not to be caught by another. In the old west days a man took care of his horse if he cared to have a horse that would be faithful to him during his journey in life. Only trading or putting a horse out to pasture when it was no longer useable for a days work. God uses his people when they are fit for service, fit to fight the war of faith. The war of remaining faithful in life and to his will for their life. Training ground comes with learning and gaining knowledge of faith and the opposite of what faith is. Obedience to Christ is simple enough to love, to fight with love and hope with truth. Knowing the opposite is the way of the enemy called Satan as his demons.

Where are you today, are you ready to shun evil and the thoughts of evil. To follow in the ways of Christ and to walk in his footsteps all the way to your own cross if it comes down to it. Christ came to save sinners. Yet he participated in no sin. The insurrection of turning over a few money tables in the temple because the money changers were selling in the temple. God's house was not made for the unholy, or those not cleansed by sacrificial laws. It was not a place designed for theives, yet there were those that thought it was okay that they cried crucify.

The day 911 happen the reality was not in human mindset, as a reality but for those experience it, but for those watching their television screens that were use to horror or seeing horror with the questioning mindset is this a movie, is this real and is this happening in America? What is interesting is people can see the starving on the streets and people say let them find work, knowing that what those people need first is a warm meal and a place to lay their head. The mindset of destruction not aiding those in need. Those on 911 needed more then just a few good men, but many men and women to help, but they also needed God's deliverance as they cried to him. The man on the street needing food is crying to God too. What can we do to help. How can we help. If we are able to relieve the burden or aid in one's person devastation by giving a helping had that is Christian charity. If we can help those in need with love that is charity. Yet if we close a blind eye to those in need that is saying let them starve or find a way to solve their own crisis and the way of Satan. We can not solve all the world's problems, but we can reach out to those in need. This pandemic many found ways to help their neighbor, and other lost their fight.

Which of us can love and help those in need and if we can not is there someone else we can do to help. Sometimes there those you can't help for one reason or another, but can you help at least one person with the love of Christ. Let us work hard doing good and not evil in our world. Fourteen afgans complete and ten donated, four not sure yet whether they be given away or sold to make more afgans. I not sure what God will have me do this coming year for charity, but this was a project I knew I could help with. My husband might not be able to crochet, but he helped me at home during the time I was working on this project. Can you lighten the load of someone that can do something to help another. Buy a can of food donate it. One can of food will make a difference, two cans and a case will save more. You don't have time to hand it out, give it to someone that can. Look for ways you can make a difference in your church, home, school, and neighborhood. Build a box put food in it to give out. Make those clothing boxes and make sure what you give is clean. See a someone without shoes consider buying them a pair or sharing a pair. Those buy one get one free sales, opens a door to buy a box of food and get one free, give the free away if you do not need it. Pick up the second one to help someone else. You did not even spend an extra nickle on that product that way. Be a Christian and love as Christ loved you.

Dear Heavenly Father, help us to shun evil and have faith and do the work of the believers in faith, hope and love. Help us to strive to be people of a good warfare of faith doing what Christ called us to do, by loving others, has he loved us. In Jesus precious name, Amen.

Continual Scripture Study: 2 Timothy 2:1-5 KJV
1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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