From: Phil Rembleski <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 6:07 AM
To: 1111RESCUEMEMBERS
Subject: 7-8-20 THOUGHTS
7-8-20
THOUGHTS
I’m feeling RICH this morning. Surely not Bill Gates or Warren
Buffington rich, but I have everything I need and more, and I am content.
I have LOVE and I have God and Christ. My HOPE
extends forever, and I can say amen to inspired words that put caution on
riches. There are many places in God’s word that caution, not so much in
riches, but in trusting in riches.
The passage section below closes with “so that they may take hold of that
which is life indeed.” We do not want to miss TRUE LIFE!
I suppose hope would disappear if we did?
1Tim 6:6-19 But godliness actually is a means of great
gain when accompanied by contentment. 7 For we have brought nothing
into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8 If we have
food and covering, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who
want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and
harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by
longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced
themselves with many griefs. 11 But flee from these things,
you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love,
perseverance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith; take
hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good
confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of
Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14
that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the
appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which He will bring about at the
proper time — He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King
of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone possesses immortality and dwells
in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and
eternal dominion! Amen. 17 Instruct those who are rich in this
present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of
riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. 18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and
ready to share, 19 storing up for themselves the treasure of a good
foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.
This is such healthy thinking. It is God telling us “who to be” for
our own benefit!
I must
listen!
My Prayer:
Oh gracious God of eternity, thank you for words of life. May we gain
true life by heeding the words of your awesome mind. Teach us all things
Oh Lord, and teach us to not try to direct our own steps. Help us to
learn to have giving hearts, and to store up treasure in heaven. May we learn
to die, that we might live.
In
Jesus name Amen