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| Saint Andrew Kim Taegon |
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Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another,
preaching and proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom of God.
Let's follow Jesus wherever he leads us. We tend to resist following him because he has refuses to simply settle down in one place and get comfortable. He is the Son of Man with nowhere to lay his head. There are always other towns to which he is called because it is for this purpose he has come. We want to build routine and familiarity. Or else we want to set the direction for the journey. Either would give us some measure of control. But following Jesus affords us none of that.
There is gain to be found in religion with contentment. But our desires do not lead us to this gain. They lead us instead to pursue things which we believe will make us happy, rather than following Jesus to the Kingdom where true joy can be found.
But you, man of God, avoid all this.
Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion,
faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Compete well for the faith.
Lay hold of eternal life
Timothy is not called to stasis or stagnation. But neither is he called to pursue arguments and verbal disputes, envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth. Such things often feel like motion and simulate progress. Timothy is called to avoid all of these. Yet he can't just remain where he is. He is called to a pursuit, but not of any path. Rather, he is called to follow Jesus ever more closely.
Yet in no way can a man redeem himself,
or pay his own ransom to God;
Too high is the price to redeem one’s life; he would never have enough
to remain alive always and not see destruction.
Riches can't save us. Neither can mere arguments. Neither can we be content to rest on our laurels. The only path to salvation is in the company of Jesus.
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