For every creature God is good

1 Timothy Chapter 4

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¹ Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

² Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

³ Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

⁴ For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

⁵ For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

⁶ If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

⁷ But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

⁸ For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

⁹ This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.

¹⁰ For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, specially of those that believe.

¹¹ These things command and teach.

¹² Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

¹³ Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.

¹⁴ Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

¹⁵ Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

¹⁶ Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.

We are all born with great abilities and weaknesses, each of us have different levels of each. We must look at both having God's hand in them. We are not all great athletes or great students. We are not all able to make great music or paint great paintings. But we all are is God's creatures and therefore should be greatly valued and loved. So when you see the handicapped person do not have pity but look at them as the great creation God has made. When you see the child with Down's syndrome do not despair but look at the great teacher of love that this child will be for someone. Each of us has our journey on this earth per the Lord's plan , we should accept it and celebrate it. I know that I am not a great athlete or the smartest person on the planet, but I am a good person who loves and serves the Lord.


Take a minute today and look at what God has given you , first as weaknesses ,then at the strengths , and see that the good always far out weighs the bad . You are a creature of God and therefore very valuable to all.

All God's Creatures Have A Place in the Choir