1 Timothy 1:17-19
Rebecca Lightfoot
When we do not give honor to The Lord in our hearts/minds/lives,by what we seek and hold on to as TRUTH in our hearts/minds/lives,then it is impossible to truly/sincerely have lives that give God glory in ways that are TRUE to WHO HE IS,and WHAT HE TELLS us ABOUT HIMSELF;HIS LOVE;HIS GRACE;HIS WISDOM;HIS MERCY,etc.!Followers of Christ are called to give glory to God by what we say and do. It does not mean that we are adding to the glory God already has. It means we are revealing the glory of God to the world through our words, lifestyle, and behavior. It also means that we are giving God our praise and adoration.Giving God Glory through our lives is ultimately made possible by humble submission to & dependence on nothing but The Lord;His Spirit;&His Word.When Paul is writing to Timothy,he is encouraging and warning the young man at the same time about these things!->1Timothy1:17-19,”Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight,keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.”.In these verses it is clear that HOW we “fight the good fight” is by protecting/disciplining what we seek to HONOR in our hearts/minds/lives and then by protecting/disciplining how we live/think/behave so that how we live/think/behave is truly shaped by WHAT we seek to HONOR.Only then do our lives give Glory to God...and only then is our faith kept away from being “shipwrecked”/lost!Dear Lord,keep my heart/mind/life away from all things that do not line up with Your Truths and Your Spirit...may Your Spirit living in me be what speaks louder than any other influence in my heart/mind/life...enabling a true devotion to & an HONOR for only YOU...and then help me to think;live;& behave in ways that give You Glory...