Deprived Truth Leads to Depraved Minds

[S] 1 Timothy 6:5 --
 ⁵and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

[O] Paul describes root motivation of those who "advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness" (v. 4) which stems from not having the truth in them in the first place while thinking they do.  To me this is like hydrating our body -- if we don't drink any water, then the body will eventually dry up and go into dehydration leading to death in the end.  No matter much one believes his/her body is well hydrated while not taking in any water is only fooling him/herself.  Likewise it is so critical for us to intake the truth from God in order to thrive no matter how we may "feel" on our own.  Without the truth, we have only one outcome -- depraved mind and the lifestyle following it.

[A] I saw God's grace in a new angle through this passage.  Without having His grace as the foundation of my life, I will only be trying to fill it up with my own achievements and no matter how honorable and decent they may be, it is not enough to save me from a depraved mind.  Just like how a shark will sink to the bottom of the sea if it stops moving its back fin, I must intake His good word and truth daily.  The pulling force of this society is so strong that by not doing this, I'm defaulting to giving into the depraved minds.

[P] Dear Father, although the surroundings are so dark, I'm so grateful for Your providing a way out of that and to insulate myself from that through the truth You provided for me in the Bible.  I will hold on to it daily, and pray in the spirit of truth daily.  Please show Yourself in my life not because I achieve this goal, but because my heart will be saturated by Your grace.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.