Today's Devotion: 1 Timothy 6:11-12 (New International Version) - 11But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
This is Paul's Charge to Timothy. It is also God's charge to us. It is also Paul's charge to the new minister, Timothy, whom Paul has entrusted as a minister of the faith.
Today's Comments: Last Friday, I received a call from my Spiritual Shepherd, Larry Steele, who told me that the Committee for the Deaconate had recommended my ordination to the Standing Committee on the Ministry. One more hurdle to ordination had been eliminated. Then, on Saturday, I went to a Deanery meeting (Episcopal parishes within our geographical area), and I ran into somebody that I had met at a Blessed Sacrament dinner. I didn't know her name, but I know that she was a friend of Father David's my Pastor, and asked me how I was doing in my ministry. I told her that Larry had called me, but I was still waiting for an OK from the Church's Commission on Ministry. Her reply was that I should not worry, because the Commission was aware of my ministry and would definitely approve it. It turns out, she is the chair person of that commission. So, the reader of this blog can see that this passage is applies to me as much as it applied to Timothy, then. I pray that I will be worthy of the calling that God has given to me.
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