Reflections

What does it mean to fight the good fight in 1 Tim 6:12?

1 Timothy 6:12 (NIV) Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

To fight the good fight is more than just obtaining salvation at the end of our life. It is also about living according to our calling. 1 Corinthians 9:26 (NIV) Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. Besides the calling as a believer, it encompasses our calling as a minister of Christ.

A boxer must fight in the right weight division. The heaviest go to the heavyweight. The lightest to the flyweight! So let us fight according to our noble and divine calling.