First Reading
1 Timothy 6:2c-12
Read this as the first big movement of the day. Notice what God is doing, who is speaking, and what part of the story or teaching should stay with you.
6:2But those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers and sisters; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that teaching which is according to godliness,
4He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, words against God, evil suspicions,
5Conflicts of men corrupted in mind, and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.
6But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.
8But having food, and with what to be covered, with these we are content.
9For those who will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.
10For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.
11But you, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.
12Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, to which you are called, and have confessed a good confession before many witnesses.