BLESSINGS FROM MODERATION IN ALL THINGS

My Dear Precious Child, There were doctrines being taught by demons in the churches during Paul's writings to Timothy and Paul warned Timothy about them. Those doctrines involved denying your life of all comforts and pleasures in order to suffer like Jesus suffered. They forbade marriage as a spiritual discipline, plus taught people to refrain from eating many foods that I had blessed. The doctrines encouraged believers to become prideful in their self depreciating practices as if they had to suffer in the flesh in order to gain salvation. Christ Jesus, Himself, did those things for you and you don't need to mimic them in order to complete your salvation from the works of the devil. In fact, denying yourself comforts for the sake of obtaining salvation is depending on works instead of faith, and it negates the ministry of Christ Jesus. Paul reminded Timothy that under My new covenant I said that nothing is forbidden if it has been blessed by you and consumed in an attitude of thanksgiving. He wrote that everything is good in its simple form; that it's taking things to the extreme such as being gluttonous in food or money, which is greed; Or it's going to the extreme of the forbidding of good things. Those doctrines qualify as being the doctrines of demons. The devil and his demons take things that are blessed by Me to the extreme of either craving too much or exhibiting pride in having too little that identifies them as having become demonic. (I Timothy 4:1-5) In amplifying that truth, Paul wrote to Timothy that he must tell these truths to the brotherhood and if he did that he would be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having been raised up in words of faith and sound doctrine that they had followed. Paul advised Timothy not to have anything to do with secular myths and powerless traditions practiced by the Jews. He encouraged Timothy to train himself for a life of virtuous piety. He explained for instance the practice of physical exercise, explaining that it was valuable when done in moderation but that it becomes dangerous when it becomes excessive. Paul wrote that using the same excessive desire for physical exercise, if the same desire is applied to seeking My truth it carries the promise of having the abundant life here and in the hereafter. Paul assured Timothy that what he just wrote about excessive physical exercise versus being determined to seek My kingdom was truth and could be depended upon 100%, writing that great rewards come from seeking My kingdom but excessive physical exercise just brings sore muscles and often injured joints. (I Timothy 4:6-9) Paul wrote to Timothy that the former truth of which he wrote explained why he and the other apostles worked as hard as they did, fixing all of their hopes on Me, the Savior of all people, but especially upon those who believe. He wrote that Timothy must teach and urge other people to do the same, allowing no one to look down upon their youth but they should, instead, be a constant example of love, faith and purity to all believers. He wrote to Timothy that he must devote his time to reading the Scriptures, to preaching and to teaching, refusing to neglect the gift that he had received when he had been anointed by the Holy Spirit, which referred to intercessory prayers in the language of the Holy Spirit, which Paul had amplified as being the only necessary battle against the enemy, the devil. (Ephesians 6:10-20) Many people had neglected that firm calling by Me and had fallen under the temptation of the devil to return to a life of evil undertakings. (Matthew 26:38-45) On one occasion Peter went back to sleep three times instead of praying after being urged to pray by Christ Jesus and he later fell for the devil's temptation to deny Christ three times. (Matthew 26:69-75; I Timothy 4:10) Again Paul encouraged Timothy in his letter to not only attend to his duties in seeking My Kingdom, but that he must let it absorb him so that everyone could see his progress. He stressed that Timothy must watch himself so that he did not fall under the temptations of the devil through false prophets or the personal temptations of demons. Paul also encouraged Paul to watch out for his teachings, making sure that they brought salvation to himself as well as other people, the Truths that come from knowing and teaching Truths that set people free. (John 8:32; I Timothy 4:11-15) Paul had a lot of practical principles and spiritual truths of which to remind Timothy, being convinced that they would set Timothy free and Timothy would, in turn, teach them to other people which would also set them free. Your Heavenly Father of Liberty