(1Ti 6:12) “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”  “Lay hold on eternal life”: cling to it faithfully. It is not an act that accompanies a mindset of losing it. It is of the mindset of remaining faithful to it. Proof verse would be: (Php_3:12) “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”  It’s like the Lord has hold of me with His arms wrapped around me and I am hugging Him back!

1Ti 6:11  But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (12) Fight the good fight of faith,…”  You would not think that following those attributes were coincide with “fight the good fight of faith”. Yet, they perfectly do so. Our battle is spiritual, not physical. It is representing the good and holy Almighty God against the depravity of wickedness. God help us to stand; yet in a way that pleases and glorifies Him!

(1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.” “Follow…..meekness.”  Meekness is not weakness. Meekness is a correct view of self before God. Jesus was meek. He knew who and what He was, requiring only to please His Father God. I quote one verse as the guide to this position (God help us to follow it), (Php_2:3) “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” 

DAILY DROP OF WATER  (1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”   “Follow….patience…”  Patience: the ability to rest in peace waiting for the Lord to perform His will in my life. Troubles move us to plead with the Lord for His help; but that doesn’t mean we are to lose our peace of heart as we wait. To lose peace is to doubt the goodness of God. As long as He is glorified He can do as He will with me!

  (1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”   “Follow after….love”  When we think of love, we think of “being” loved. We will love and they will love us back. If our love is first turned towards our God then obedience will follow, leading us to seek to love even those who may not love us back. That, friend, is God’s love.

 (1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”   “Follow after…faith”  Faith is an unwavering trust that God will do as He has said, and so acts accordingly. Faith is seen in Scripture as a shield against the onslaught of Satan. Held up before us, it reminds us nothing can overcome nor change “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee”.

 (1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”  “Follow after” – pursue – godliness. Brother/sister, we are not to satisfied with self, as we are. We are to desire to conformed more and more into a Christ-like person. The more your mind is reprogrammed to think as God thinks, the more this can be accomplished. Actions are determined first by thoughts.

(1Ti 6:11) “But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”  “Follow after”, pursue it – “righteousness” – doing that which is right in the sight of God. Question: how can you accomplish this if you do not seek daily do know what it says? I have read it for forty-eight years and still need daily to seek to know it so as to please Him.  

(1Ti 6:10)  “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after,…(11)  But thou, O man of God, flee these things;…..”  The love of things is so harmful to the true Believer, that Timothy is told to flee from it! Think. We find our hearts resistant to this truth, making excuses for ourselves. God help you and me to put our eyes upon eternity and more and more put the things of this world behind us!  

(1Ti 6:10)  “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”  “Coveted after”: to sinfully desire that which God did not give. This is to say to God, “You are not being good to me.” Sin. The result of pursuing is to move away from the right position of faith – trust. The result is more than one heartache – many sorrows! Seek to bring the desire under control: (Psa 27:4) “ONE THING have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”