Train
Yourself To Be Godly.
For
Physical Training Is Of Some Value,
But
Godliness Has Value For All Things
Scripture
1
Timothy 4
7
… train yourself to be godly.
8 For
physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all
things, holding promise for both the present life and the
life to come.
Observation
Spending
time at the gym ... working out, taking time to run every day,
keeping your body in good shape, eating right ...YES it is important
... but all of that is a waste of time if you are not training
yourself to be a godly person at the same time!
God
says, “Godliness
is much better, because it promises benefits in this life and in the
life to come.”
Do you remember
the Bible character Enoch? “Enoch lived 365 years, walking in
close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God
took him.” (Genesis 5:23-24)
A
godly person is not someone who is perfect, but it is someone who has
made the decision to put God first in his or her life. A godly person
is a person who holds God in awe, he or she is a person who has a
love for God, and someone who has a desire to walk in a close
relationship with Him.
So
here is the big question, “Does this describe me and you?
Is
this a description of who we are?
Let's
not quit our physical workouts, but lets bump it up it a notch by
living our lives in a way that makes God smile!
How
to start:
- Make a commitment to put God first in your life.
- Spend time with Him every day in His Word.
- Carve out time on Sunday to go to church where you can be challenged to grow in your faith and to also make some great friends who are also striving to live godly lives!
2
Peter 3:1
By
his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a
godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the
one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and
excellence.
Application
It
is my desire to live a godly life. I want to live my life in a way
that makes God smile. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to live a godly life. I want to live in a close
relationship with You. “Teach me your way, Lord that I may rely on
your faithfulness. Give me an undivided heart that I may fear your
name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will
glorify your name forever. For great is your love toward me; you have
delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.” …
(Psalm 86:11-13 personalized)
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Kings 8,9; 2 Chronicles 21; 1 Timothy 4
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