By Pastor Dr. Aggrey Soyekwo
1 Timothy 6:12 "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." - NIV
Paul had raised many issues Timothy was to avoid and what to focus on. He had to be selective if he was to remain focused in ministry. There are battles to fight. Some are unnecessary because they lead us away from the faith. But the good ones we are to fight are those that sustain us in the faith and enable us take hold of eternal life to which we were called.
One war strategy is diversion of the enemy into what is trivial. While they concentrate on that, a major offensive attack is launched which throws them off balance and get defeated. Satan is a strategist using trickery. He has led many well meaning Christians into trivial and unnecessary fights against each other for things. They devour each other while the real enemy escapes! Those are not good fights.
Paul said he was not fighting like a boxer hitting the air. He knew where exactly to throw the punch. At the end of his life, he said he had fought the good fight and kept the faith. So many are punching the ‘air’ wasting alot of time and energy on what is worthless and doesn’t build them up. A battle is only worthwhile if it sustains you in the faith to the end. I pray God helps us to discern our battles, leave out what’s useless and focus on the worthwhile ones.
1 Corinthians 9:26-27 "Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
Shalom children of God