Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Younger Widows (1 Tim. 5:11)


SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 5-29-02

 

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  Younger widows

Bible Reading & Meditation                                     Reference:  1Timothy 5:11

            Message of the verse:  “But refuse to put younger widows on the list, for when they feel sensual desires in disregard of Christ, they want to get married.”  In this section of the letter Paul moves to speak of younger widows.  As talked about before the older widows could be put on a list and thus be taken care of by the church, however these younger widows were not to be put on this list.  Paul starts to give some reasons as to why in this verse.  He says that the younger widows will miss the sexual activity of marriage and will then want to remarry.  I do not think that this is a problem for a younger widow to remarry if she marries a believer, however the church should not take care of her if she will soon remarry.

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  I think that sexual activities are a wonderful, God given activity for married people.  However they should not get in the way of the process of worshipping God. 

The work of God was very practical in what I learned from it today.

My Steps of Faith Today:  Continue to trust the Lord with the problems that I am facing.

Memory verse for the week:  Romans 5:20


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

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