Pursue…
To chase, to proceed, to follow, to seek, to find….Merriam-Webster
If you watch very many movies or read action books, it seems like there is most likely a “chase”…a scene that includes a pursuit of some kind or another…the tension mounts as the chase continues until at last someone or something is caught…and even though you may have watched it a dozen times, there is still the thrill of the chase…
My children had favorites we watched over and over again…
Man from Snowy River, Top Gun, Conderman, Sound of Music, etc…all included a suspenseful chase…sit-on-the-edge of your chair scene…
Wouldn’t it be intriguing if we pursued righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness with the same fervor, intensity as these scenes? Each day…seeking these attributes…holding tight, exhibiting….them for those around us to see, be drawn to? Now that would be thrilling…breathtaking…worthy…
Thank YOU….
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.
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care.
Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
1Tim.6.11-12,1Tim.6.17-18,20
Turn from evil and do good;seek peace and pursue it.
Ps.34.14
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Prov.21.21
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord:Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
Isa.51.1
Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2Tim.2.22
They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.
1Pet.3.11
Medley….worship…
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