For the next few entries I am going to re-post some blog entries. We have been pretty busy in the Buster household and I have not had the study time that I want for the series on Jesus’ healings. By July I should be able to get back on that series but in the mean time I am going re-post the “True Life” series. I really liked this one. Enjoy!
1st Tim 6:19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
This is one awesome script. There is a statement in there that jumps out @ me; “Take hold of life that is truly life.” When I first truly read that bad boy right there it reached out and slapped my right cheek! What a great statement. “Take hold of life that is truly life.” Oh I read that before but it never really hit me like that. When it did my mind instantly went racing on all that this script could mean. I shared it with Kesha, she instantly went on about what is the life we grab hold of and stuff. It just a small sentence but it set our minds ablaze with all that it could mean. The Life part of it and grabbing hold of it. Where has this statement been hiding? Apparently it’s been hiding in 1st Tim all along and I just never grabbed onto it. So now I have to dig in. I said before that I like to type out scripts; it helps me meditate on them. So out comes the big “Mac Daddy 4 Translation” Bible. What I already typed out above is the NIV version but to be fair it’s only part of the whole script. The whole verse 19 states “In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of life that is truly life.” Ol’King James states: “Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life”. The Amp states: “In this way laying up for themselves [the riches that endure forever] a good foundation for the future, so that they may grasp that which is life indeed”. The Republican version, ops, I mean the New American Standard: “Storing up for themselves the treasure of good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.” And everyone’s favorite, the Message: “If they do that, they’ll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life.”
So what is this script talking about? It’s in the last chapter of the book of 1st Tim. I know, I know. Paul didn’t divide his writings into chapters. What ever! It’s in the last part of his letter to ol’Timmy Boy. There are only 3 sentences following this one before the letter ends. So this is part of Paul’s final charge to Tim. The 1st part of verse 19 says “In this way they will lay up treasures for themselves….” Who are “they” and what “way”? Let’s back up to 1st Tim 6:17 “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain(boy isn’t that true with all that is going on right now), but put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.” Let’s move on to verse 18: “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share”. Now verse 19 states “in this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may TAKE HOLD OF LIFE THAT IS TRULY LIFE". So that explains how to grab that LIFE.
This is just the foundation for the next few entries. There is still so much more that I want to explore with this but I want to keep these blogs kind of short. Let that statement “Take Hold of Life that is Truly Life” sets your mind into overdrive today.
Stay blessed, it’s your choice.
jimmy
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