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1 Timothy 4:8
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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.
About 1 Timothy 4:8
1 Timothy 4:8 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Athletes in the Bible. Found in the epistle of 1 Timothy, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
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“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”
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How to Apply 1 Timothy 4:8
Meditate on 1 Timothy 4:8 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Athletes in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.