But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:11, 12 ESV)
As I write this, I am in a hotel in Las Vegas attending a Pastor's Conference this week. As we drove thru the city I felt like I needed blinders on my eyes just to avoid the billboards of suggestive sexual inuendo's. It is so over the top and flaunted at every corner. The themes of "what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas" and that Las Vegas is "sin city" permeate the whole atmosphere - day and night. But I am comforted by the fact that the scriptures teach us - "where sin abounds, grace does much more abound" (Romans 5:20). I have many pastor friends in Las Vegas who are winning this city for Jesus. We have churches all over this city - even in some of the casino's on the Las Vegas strip. The gospel is permeating every level of society. As I was being checked into my hotel - I was able to share Jesus with a young man who wanted to know why I was here. When I told him - he began to tell me his story and that he personally wanted to get right with God. I was able to get his name and phone number and passed it on to Pastor Greg Niemeyer to follow up on. Where ever you are - whether in the High Desert or in Las Vegas or whatever city you are in - "flee these things (sin), pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness, Fight the good fight of faith." I'm not a Christian just on Sunday. I'm a Christian 24/7. Pray that God would use you to reach a lost and dying (spiritual) generation. Be the man/woman of God that God has intended for you to be.
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