Help only Widows Who Need It (1 Tim 5:16)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 6-04-02

 

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  Help only Widows Who Need It

 

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  1Timothy 5:16

 

            Meaning of the verse:  “If any woman who is a believer has dependent widows, she must assist them and the church must not be burdened, so that it may assist those who are widows indeed.”  It seems to me that Paul is making the same point that he made in an earlier verse when he wrote about widows who had family to take care of them should let them take care of them and not be a burden to those in the church. 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I believe that what I can learn from this verse is that I should not shirk my responsibilities for anything that I need to take care of.  I do this at times and should not do it at all.

The Word of God was convicting to me today.

My Steps of Faith Today:  To get my devotions done like I am suppose to get them done.  I am very tired and could give up on doing all of them real easy, but I need the strength of God to help me get them done.

Memory verses for the week:  Romans 5:20,21

 20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,

21  so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.