Daily Manna 2018 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2018 REMAIN FOCUSED



-1 TIMOTHY 1:1-11

 KEY VERSE:
"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do" (1 Timothy 1:4).


In the course of daily life, there are always contending and contrasting signals that crave for the attention of the unwary.

He that is without a clear focus is often a victim of the push-and-pull tendencies of life.

At this time, Timothy was left in Ephesus by Paul the apostle for a purpose. He charged Timothy to instruct brethren to teach no other doctrine than that which they had been taught.

Timothy was warned not to dabble into fables and genealogies which only "minister questions."

While some came to teach false doctrines at Ephesus, there were also some Jews who used the Old Testament law to justify themselves.
 They were unable to keep the demands of the law and were resistant to the grace of God.

They placed great importance on the keeping of correct ancestral records.
 This attitude left them in spiritual destitution.

Timothy was charged to focus and concentrate on those things that edify. He was not to engage in meaningless discussions.

If Timothy was instructed to be careful in his dealings with the legalistic Jews, we need God’s guidance in our dealings with unbelievers today.

As believers and representatives of Christ here on earth, we must not give attention or dissipate energy on irrelevant arguments that do not profit. We must also heed the charge to refrain from "fables and endless genealogies" that cannot save or take anyone to heaven.

We must take our attention away from irrelevant things today and focus on significant spiritual matters.

Our preoccupation must be with preaching the whole counsel of God to save and take people to heaven.

 *Thought for the day:*

 There’s no gain in winning the argument but losing the soul.

 *Bible Reading in one Year:*
 EXODUS 1-3

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