Fight the Good Fight

We’re in the last part of 1 Timothy and the tone ramps up.  Paul exhorts Timothy “Oh Timothy, you’ve got to flee!  You’ve got to pursue!  You’ve got to fight!  You’ve got to take hold!”  Why all this action?  And where do we get the energy and perseverance to flee, to pursue, to fight, to take hold?  Paul tells Timothy that he has two great sources to draw from: God the creator and Jesus the faithful witness.