Scripture to Read: 1 Timothy 4:1-3
We will be walking through 1 Timothy 4:1-16 this week. God has much in store for us, so be sure and read through the chapter each day and pray for God to give you the discernment you need to understand and apply all He teaches you this week. God ends 1 Timothy 3 with this in verse 16, “By common confession, great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, was vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.” Even though there is evidence of Christ as King and Lord, God says in 1 Timothy 4:1 that many, “in later times” are going to turn their backs on Christ and they’re going to run after “deceitful and seductive spirits and doctrines of demons” AMP. We are living in such a time as this right now. People would rather believe in “doctrines of demons” than in the Truth of God’s Word and that Christ is our only Hope, Peace, and Source of eternal salvation. According to 1 Timothy 4:2 people are led astray by the “hypocrisy of liars.” These hypocrites who speak these lies have had their consciences “seared,” which means their conscience is dead to the things of God by their own choice. These same people with a dead conscience will say marriage is wrong and that we should not eat some foods. That is happening today all around us, even in the political realm. Our hope is Christ alone, so we must cling to Him.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about the liars and where your hope must be grounded?
2. How are you making sure you stand daily on the foundation of Christ and His Word?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!