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Thursday,
September 24,
2020
"To
This I Hold"
Message summary: To this I hold, my hope is only Jesus!
Listen
to this message on your audio player."But
you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance
and gentleness. Fight 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" (1 Timothy 6:11,12).
We've
been enjoying a song by a ministry from Australia
called CityAlight, titled "Yet Not I But Through
Christ In Me" for several months and sang it for the
first time in our church this last Sunday. (A link
is provided below to hear the song). In the chorus
it has a recurring line that especially blesses me
and needs to be a constant focus in my life, "To
this I hold".To this
I hold, my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to His
Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing: All is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
For my life is wholly bound to His
Oh, how strange and divine, I can sing: All is mine!
Yet not I, but through Christ in me
Today's
text is a charge from Paul to Timothy and as part of
the Holy Scriptures to all of us. When I read it I
accept it as a charge directly from Paul to me and
it's every bit as relevant for our generation as
when Paul first wrote it. In the context "flee from
all this" refers to false teachers and the love of
money, both applicable to all ages. However, it
seems to me, that in our age the means by which
false teachers can spread their destructive
teachings has greatly increased as has materialism.
After all there's so much more to be materialistic
about!
We are
all to "pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance and gentleness and fight the good
fight of the faith".
But
today let us especially consider the last sentence.
"Take hold of the eternal life to which you were
called when you made your good confession in the
presence of many witnesses".
"Take
hold of." Various
versions render this sense as "Lay hold of." "Keep
your grip on." "Get a good grip on." "Grabbing hold
of the life that continues forever." (NCV). "Hold
tightly to the eternal life to which God has called
you." (NLT) "Hold tightly to the eternal life that
God has given you." (TLB). "Secure that life eternal
to which you were called." (Moffatt) "Keep your grip
on that life eternal to which you have been called."
(Phillips) "Take possession of the eternal life into
a participation of which you were called." (Wuest)
"The eternal life to which you were called." We have been called not only to an abundant life (John 10:10) in the here and now but to eternal life that begins now but extends to the then and there.
"When you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses" is likely referring to Timothy's confession of faith when he was baptized. Many of us were baptized in a public setting in the presence of others and made a confession of our faith.
As we
see what surely seems to be an intensifying of the
groanings of creation (Romans 8:22) it is imperative
that we daily renew our resolve to make our faith
statement, "to this I hold".
To this
I hold, my hope is only Jesus
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
All the glory evermore to Him
When the race is complete, still my lips shall repeat:
Yet not I, but through Christ in me!
Be
encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Yet
Not I But Through Christ In Me" Video
CityAlight We have enjoyed this song
through the pandemic and were so pleased to
see it introduced in our church service this
last Sunday.
CityAlight
has its roots centered around their church in
Sydney, Australia. Fifteen parishioners and also
songwriters, wrote fifty songs in 2014, all of
which contained a focus on Scripturally sound
lyrics with simple music as its backdrop. Only
ten passed the rigorous test of pastors,
musicians, and lyricists who reviewed their
songs. See here.
"Yet
Not I But Through Christ In Me"
Video
East Valley Chorale (Virtual Choir),
Chandler Arizona. We miss seeing the
real choirs but these virtual choirs are
amazing! What's more I see a singer that
looks like my Aunt Mary with a huge smile!
Coming
up this Saturday: We are joining a group
from our area going down to Washington DC on
Saturday, September 26 for a prayer march. See here for info. America is
in deep trouble so let’s call on God’s power and
a movement of the Holy Spirit to bring
Repentance and Revival to our land! You can do
this wherever you live.
What
Is the Washington Prayer March: The
Washington Prayer March 2020 event is a
dedicated prayer march that is focused solely
on asking God to heal our land. It is not a
protest or political event, and we are asking
participants to not bring signs in support of
any candidate or party.
What Will Happen: At each stop, we will pray silently using the focus and prompts for each location. There will be no microphones or audio amplification for the march. After a set period of time, we will move on to the next stop. Map with prayer focus
When: Saturday, September 26
Where: Along the National Mall, starting at the Lincoln Memorial and ending at the U.S. Capitol. Approximately 1.8 miles. See route map.
Start time: Noon. Gather at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza at 11:30 a.m. This site has access to bus drop-off from the south and access to the Metro (subway) from the north.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
What Will Happen: At each stop, we will pray silently using the focus and prompts for each location. There will be no microphones or audio amplification for the march. After a set period of time, we will move on to the next stop. Map with prayer focus
When: Saturday, September 26
Where: Along the National Mall, starting at the Lincoln Memorial and ending at the U.S. Capitol. Approximately 1.8 miles. See route map.
Start time: Noon. Gather at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza at 11:30 a.m. This site has access to bus drop-off from the south and access to the Metro (subway) from the north.
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
If
you are unable to join the event live there
are many simulcasting locations or watch the
event on livestream here
Yesterday
a reader wrote and expressed concern for us in
light of the turmoil and violence in our
cities. The organizers are aware of this.
Please pray for all of us involved that our
stand and our prayers will be a good witness
for our Lord.
Why
we need a TPR valve (follow-up to
yesterday's message): Rick Masciantonio
is a friend from our church in New England who
is a plumber (and also a pastor!) He sent this
video
which rather dramatically demonstrates why you
need a TPR valve on your water heater!
Tuesday
afternoon following our morning chaplaincy
visits we visited the Antique Automobile Club of
America Museum in Hershey PA.
It's an outstanding museum with many
interesting cars. We shared several photos
yesterday and we will share several more
today.
1955
Flajole "Custom" Coupe, a forerunner design of the
future corvette.
What
a color scheme!
The
museum had a large collection of older buses on
the lower level. Some may recognize this one since
it was used in a very popular movie.
The
model train layout was outstanding. See our video
Stephen
and
Brooksyne
Weber
Casey
Jones
Restaurant,
August 2020
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