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Words of Life
No 1, 2021, North Queensland
1 Timothy 6:6
At the start of each New Year of Grace many people make plans and resolutions in order to achieve gain in their life. Logically, the ‘gain’ we desire shapes the goals we set and the actions we take to achieve them.
The Apostle Paul gave sound advice (above) on this matter to Timothy and all who laboured in his time. He reminds us that we ‘brought nothing into this world and we can carry nothing out’ (V7) but our passing from this life must be prepared for during this life. There is no greater gain than our soul’s salvation to eternal life. We sing, ‘the sky not the grave is our goal’ or as Apostle Paul also puts it, “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal” (2 Corinthians 4:18).
Our contentment in this life is not dependent on the ‘things’ we have but upon the peace and joy within our life, which can only truly come from access to godliness.
Global changes have caused us all to reflect a little more upon life and its purpose. On a recent family gathering at a seaside location, I saw the following sign outside a coffee shop:
“Good health is the new wealth,
Gratitude is the new attitude.”
All good gifts in our life come from the loving, Heavenly Father. Let us all seek His blessings and therewith be content.