Ah yes, on to 1 Timothy Chapter 4.  Another great chapter, with a couple of my favorite verses.  I’m sure most of you will have heard this first one, it’s HUGE in Youth Ministry, and it’s meaning/power is just as strong.

¹²Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.

My youth pastor gave that verse to me several times, and I’ve tried to pass it on to a few, and I’m sure will be passing it on throughout my life.  You can do a TON, no matter what your age, for Christ.  You may not be able to smoke, drink, get married, get a tattoo, vote, or join the Army…but you can help further the cause of ETERNITY.  I’d say that’s a pretty important ability.  On earth as it is in Heaven.

My second fav. verse from this chapter would have to be:

⁸For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

HA – there you go, all u buff athletes and physical trainers.  I may not be the strongest/fastest/whatever-est…but I love Jesus.  hehe.  All kidding aside, it is important to always remember the eternal life that you’re building/growing/nurturing.  It’s much more important than taking your Vitamin C.  And fellas – it’s what women really want anyways…take it from me, look who I married!!!:) 

Anyways, God bless you all…keep readin’, and be excited….God is speaking to you!  Everything you touch, taste, smell, hear, and see….this is a language of God…worship Him with your senses today.  Word ’em up.