The goal is love, but that loves comes from somewhere out side of Timothy. It comes from having a pure heart and a heart that has been changed. A heart that has been cleansed and changed by Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "blessed are the pure of heart, for they will see God." (Matthew 5:8) These are the ones who have recognized their brokenness and their need for God and his grace and mercy. They have mourned their sin and have humbly turned to Jesus Christ to change theirs hearts and make them a new creation in him. "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come!" (2 Corinthians 5:17) In being a new creation Timothy's conscience has been scrubbed clean by the blood of Jesus Christ and he is able to forget the sins of the past with all of its guilt and live with a clear and good conscience. This results in a sincere faith, faith that is rooted, built up and established in Jesus Christ who makes all of this possible.
Do you want to love with a pure heart, good conscience and a sincere faith? Imagine what that would look like! Imagine how that would impact your relationships, your friends, family, co-workers, community, neighbors! It starts with knowing Jesus Christ and placing your faith in what he DID on the cross and not in what you DO. It's placing your complete trust in the finished work of Jesus, his life, death, burial and resurrection. It trusting him to take away your sin, to give you a new heart and to make you a new creation. Jesus changes everything and makes loving God and loving other possible. Place your trust in him!
~Pastor Steve
~Pastor Steve
