Set a Guard Over My Mouth – Psalm 141:3
How often do we speak careless words? The psalmists prayer that God would set a guard over his mouth should be echoed by all of God’s people.
Godliness
Training in Godliness – 1 Timothy 4:7-8
Paul advises Timothy to avoid those things in this life that distract him, and instead to focus on training in godliness. Training with value for eternity.
Say No to Ungodliness – Titus 2:12
Dare to be different, to say no to the ungodliness that is so rampant in our society. Instead, live an upright and godly life, being a witness to those around you.
Having a Form of Godliness – 2 Timothy 3:1-5
2 Timothy 3:1-4 sound a lot like our modern culture. Except that Paul is not talking about the culture at large. He is addressing those within the church who have a form of godliness but deny its power. Don’t be a Sunday Christian, putting on a mask Sunday morning, and then being like the world the rest of the week.
Flee Ungodliness; Pursue Righteousness- 1 Timothy 6:11
As a ‘man of God’ I need to flee ungodliness in all its many forms. Instead I need to pursue righteousness, godliness and other godly virtues. Both of these admonitions involve active verbs; to flee and to pursue. To be a ‘man of God’, get off the couch and start running.
Training to be Godly – 1 Timothy 4:7-8
Train yourself to be godly. 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. 1 Timothy 4:7b-8 NIV (1978) I spend some time most days involved in physical training. Most days I will don the fancy running clothes and spend time dodging cars out on the local roads. Following that will usually be a long session that includes light muscle toning and stretching. Some of the stretching is to prevent leg muscles from tightening up too badly, while an equal amount of the …
A New Year’s Resolution for 2014
I am not generally one who makes New Year’s resolutions. In part because I don’t see much purpose in it, and because, at least for me, they are quickly forgotten. But I have been thinking about making some for 2014, and this time trying to keep them front and center and active. I thought about making a resolution to run 1000 miles, hit 1:50 in a half marathon and run another full marathon in 2014. I also thought about resolving to hike at least 600 miles on the PCT this year. But while both of those are things I would …