1 Timothy 6:11 (KJV)
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Today I was hoping to get right into the first of 3 Words, Patience. But my heart is so overwhelmed with this verse, that I have to take some time and dig in, study, and share what the Holy Spirit is showing me.. Overwhelmed and excited! Are you ready?
If you really want to experience what the Spirit can teach you, then don't JUST read the verse above. Look into what the words mean. The Strong's Concordance will help you see and understand what the translated words are really saying..
Let's start with "follow after"...
At first glance one might say it's like a sheep following a Shepherd. "LaTeDa, munch munch... O look, the guy is moving again... Guess I should go.." Kind of a funny way to see it, but it starts setting the frame work of how we understand, or should I say, miss-understand what this means..
The Strong's definition of "follow after" is this: "to pursue, ensue, given to, press forward.
To make to run or flee, to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after.
Figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal, to pursue (in a hostile manner)"...
Quite a difference in interpretative thoughts. And I've said this before, our lives should be a relentless pursuit of our Lord Jesus! A constant reaching out, straining to catch a grasp or get a hold of our Savior. Not that He's running from us, but a heart attitude to know more, be molded, and to abide or stay close to our Lord....Everyday, all day!
Spend some time with this verse. See what the words are really defined as. And pursue some time with the Spirit today. He will teach us. And there is joy in our time spent with God!
Next, we will look at righteousness. Yep.. the very next word.. and then right down the line through the verse.. Are you ready?
If you really want to experience what the Spirit can teach you, then don't JUST read the verse above. Look into what the words mean. The Strong's Concordance will help you see and understand what the translated words are really saying..
Let's start with "follow after"...
At first glance one might say it's like a sheep following a Shepherd. "LaTeDa, munch munch... O look, the guy is moving again... Guess I should go.." Kind of a funny way to see it, but it starts setting the frame work of how we understand, or should I say, miss-understand what this means..
The Strong's definition of "follow after" is this: "to pursue, ensue, given to, press forward.
To make to run or flee, to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after.
Figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal, to pursue (in a hostile manner)"...
Quite a difference in interpretative thoughts. And I've said this before, our lives should be a relentless pursuit of our Lord Jesus! A constant reaching out, straining to catch a grasp or get a hold of our Savior. Not that He's running from us, but a heart attitude to know more, be molded, and to abide or stay close to our Lord....Everyday, all day!
Spend some time with this verse. See what the words are really defined as. And pursue some time with the Spirit today. He will teach us. And there is joy in our time spent with God!
Next, we will look at righteousness. Yep.. the very next word.. and then right down the line through the verse.. Are you ready?
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