SPIRITUAL
DIARY FOR 10-20-02
My
Worship Time Focus: Healthy doctrine for women
Bible
Reading & Meditation Reference: Titus 2:3
Message of the verse: “3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in
their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine, teaching what
is good,” (NAS95) “Similarly, teach the older women to live in
a way that is appropriate for someone serving the Lord. They must not go around speaking evil of
others and must not be heavy drinkers.
Instead, they should teach others what is good.” (NLT)
Paul
now turns his attention to the teaching of the women, and in this case the
women who are older who have no children at home to raise. They are to be reverent, and this does not
mean only to God, but to others as well.
They are not to be gossips, or slanderers, a word that is used of Satan
thirty-four times in the Scriptures.
When women get older they are to do something that is constructive for
the cause of Christ. They are not to be
heavy drinkers for this will cloud their good senses. Instead of this they should teach the others
what is good, those things that will be pleasing to God.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: Not to be a gossip is not just something that
is a problem with women, for many men have the same problem. To be able to teach things that are pleasing
to God is also something that I need to do more of.
The Word of God was instructive
to me today.
My
Steps of Faith Today: If I would have been doing this earlier this morning
like I should have been doing it then I would have said that I need to step out
on faith to be able to get to Sunday school.
I did not make it because of a lack of faith and fear in my life.
Memory verse for the week: Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is
good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God?
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