If you missed parts 1 & 2, start here: Now to the King
From First Timothy we read,
- “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.” (I Timothy 1:17 – NASB)
The apostle Paul, in the very beginning of his letter to his beloved Timothy, speaks of the “Law” and how it is “good” (1:8) and how God uses that “Law” to convict “those who are lawless” (1:9) of acts that are “contrary to sound teaching” (1:10). The “Law” applied breaks us down into what we really are, sinners before a holy God. This is all a part of “the glorious gospel of the blessed God” (1:11). Convict with the “Law” and present the love of God in the good news of Christ!
From this point Paul goes on to “thank Christ Jesus our Lord” (1:12) for the “mercy” he has received (1:13), the “grace” and the “love” (1:14) he has experienced from “the blessed God,” the “God” of our salvation! And he then says,
- “It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all” (I Timothy 1:15 – NASB)
I would beg to argue with this great apostle . . . for brethren, I see myself as the “sinner” who is “foremost of all.” Yes, that is me who is at the head of the pack, who deserves God’s holy wrath but has instead experienced His “mercy,” His “grace,” His “love,” all in “Christ Jesus” who “came into the world to save sinners,” and “among” these “sinners” I see myself as the “foremost of all” of them. The thought brethren still drives me to tears, even after thirty-some years of being in Christ.
All this in mind now I go off just as the apostle Paul did . . . . as a “sinner” saved by “grace” in “Christ Jesus,” the “love” of God so very evident in this magnificent redemptive story . . . as one who readily admits that amongst “sinners . . . I am foremost of all,” I too say,
- “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen”
Brethren, I ask you, is that not your response also?
Have a good day . . . and as you walk be in remembrance of where you were and what God has done for you in Christ and then, consider your response.
Read part 2 in this three part devotion series HERE
Read part 3 in this three part devotion series HERE
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