Jesus Fellowship: Some Will Depart from the Faith. 10/24/15

Day 296

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1 Timothy 4

Some Will Depart from the Faith

4 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, 2 through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared, 3 who forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. 4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 for it is made holy by the word of God and prayer.

A Good Servant of Christ Jesus

6 If you put these things before the brothers,[a] you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. 7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; 8 for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. 9 The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive,[b] because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.

11 Command and teach these things. 12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. 14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. 15 Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,[c] so that all may see your progress. 16 Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

Sight before experience October 24th

“O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” ROMANS 7:24

Paul is in the realm of trying to conquer a problem in his life, the one thing that always defeats him. If it were not for this one thing, he would feel that he is okay. But this one thing makes him feel hopeless about himself. This describes Paul struggling in the wrong realm. This struggling happens especially in those who know the law, in those who have knowledge about proper and improper reactions. You may know something, but what is crucial is the source you come from with that knowledge.
In Romans 7:24 Paul cries, “O wretched man that I am!” Just look at “I am” and then look at the first word of the next phrase, “Who.” You have two persons here. “Wretched man that I am” means that I have exhausted expecting anything from myself, looking to myself, working on myself. This is wonderful. Then Paul steps out of his self-effort and says, “Who will deliver me from this body of death?” He has transferred from one realm to another. His words show us his realization of the need for Another Person.

Finally, Paul says, “I thank God — through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (v. 25). Here he has absolutely shifted, not in his experience, but in his sight. Sight comes before experience. Look! Let God reveal it to you. Before you have “a track record,” before you do anything, before your experience — do not even count experience — just see that God put you in Christ Jesus (1 Cor. 1:30) and say “Thank You.” That is vision. That is revelation. Then what issues out of this is living in the proper realm: “I thank God through Jesus Christ.”

Pray Until Something Happens (PUSH)

Anna, Ariana, Ariel, Georgie, Wes, and Zoe.