1st Timothy 6:12. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” FIGHT… LAY HOLD. He stands there in front of many people, a man who seems so young. But it is obvious to those who have heard him speak that he is a chosen one To speak for God among His people and to pass on to them His truth – And by his personal witness, to show God’s praises forth.
There is always opposition to those who live by faith.
Some think they are taking advantage of this God-given place. So the fight of faith they have is not over when day is done – It will continue on until death, or until the Lord shall come.
It will never be easy for a believer to go a different way From all those who are around who don’t believe what he has to say. The pressure is put on to conform to the multitude – The fight of faith requires of one a lot of fortitude.
To lay hold of eternal life doesn’t mean one can be lost. But it does mean that living for God, we will have to pay a real cost. Living out eternal life really means to claim what is our own For which we have been called as we journey on toward home.
This doesn’t mean we are allowed to be aggressive and do just what we think. And it doesn’t mean from our calling we are allowed to shrink. The challenge is really from the Master to whom we owe our life. The fight in which we are is opposing darkness with God’s light.
The eternal life God gave us is not just a simple thing. It was bought and paid for by Christ when He to us did bring Salvation that includes the life of God given to us Which we experience in daily living and in fulfilling our given trust.
1st Timothy 6:12. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called. And hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
THE GOOD FIGHT. How do I fight a fight that has already been won? Christ has defeated my foes, though He did no wrong. When He said, “It is finished!” The battle was done – And I am now on “Redemption Ground!”
The challenges to faith are around me every side. Some will never, with righteousness imputed, be satisfied. Even though they know it was for sin, Christ died – They have never learned “There is Power in the Blood!”
As Christian soldiers, we must onward go, With our backs to the world and our faces to the foe. By fighting the fight of faith, listeners all will know – “It was for me, for me alone, the Savior left His glorious throne!”
To lay hold on what God gave and I already have, Is hard for many people around to believe. They won’t accept the fact Christ alone can save – It is “Not what these hands have done can save this guilty soul!”
Even though the Gospel is presented plain, And there is no salvation in any other name, Some try their best laboring just the same – Not accepting, “It is Finished, yes indeed, Finished every Jot!”
So I will fight the fight, hold, and enjoy eternal life. By God’s grace, I will take the blessings of walking in the light. And with upward steps move on toward greater heights – “Pressing on the Upward Way, new Heights I’m gaining every Day!”
“Father God, we had such a good time singing Gospel hymns the other night, and I can’t get some of them out of my mind. I thank Thee for moving men and women to put down their thoughts in rhythm and time so we can join together in praise and testimony. Please keep Thy people with a song in their hearts, as the days are getting darker and new songs without a message are being sung. Give me discernment to know what to give out and a voice to sing with grace. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
There is a need for us to concentrate on our calling and not get sidetracked because we are engaged in a spiritual warfare on which we should focus our efforts. The kind of life we have is eternal life, and that provides the motivation to press ahead with the profession and public testimony we have been given. The ones who sent Timothy to the work were not where he was, but God is. Our confession is public, not some hidden agenda we have or some private involvement no one knows about. What each of us does affects what others do as well, both by the way we participate in the work and the way we support the work of others.