King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords
Of course, there is great gain in godliness
combined with contentment; for we brought nothing into the world, so that we
can take nothing out of it; but if we have food and clothing, we will be
content with these. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are
trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and
destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their
eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced
themselves by many pains.
But as for you, man of God, shun all this;
pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. Fight the
good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were
called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many
witnesses. In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ
Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I
charge you to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the
manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, which he will bring about at the right
time – he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of
lords. It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light,
whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion.
Amen.
1 Timothy 6:6-16
Do not brood over the riches of your neighbors,
but focus on the many blessings you actually do possess. Realize that your
spiritual wealth is in Jesus and is immeasurably more valuable than any
material possessions.
God did not give us the Bible as a guidebook
for happiness. Yet it tells us how we can be eternally joyful and how we can
experience joy on our way to that eternal happiness. Focus on the wonders of
God’s grace, train yourselves to make a spirit of
gratitude pervade your life. That is the way to experience joy today and be
forever joyful.
Count your many
blessings and you will soon lose count.
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