Knowledge that Transforms

 2 Kings 11-12; 2 Chronicles 24; 1 Timothy 6 

“Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.”

1 Timothy 6:20, 21

As a young leader and disciple, Timothy was in a spiritual battle both in his discipleship walk and in the life of the Church he was leading. The battle for the hearts and lives of Christ-followers always begins in the thoughts we meditate on and pursue. The Greek definition of knowledge encourages the debate of ideas and the separation of the mind from the activities of the body. However, the Biblical definition of knowledge is rooted in the Hebrew, Shema, from Deuteronomy 6:4, 5, which all Jews recited twice each day. This call to love God with all your heart, soul, and strength involved obedience, not just feelings. In Hebrew, to know is to obey. Timothy was contending for obedience in the lives of new disciples and so are we.

What are we being called to guard this day, and what are we called to turn away from?

“Lord Jesus, loving and knowing and obeying you is my focus this day, for your glory.”