SCRIPTURE: 1Timothy (NIV) 5:4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God…
7 Give the people these instructions, too, so that no-one may be open to blame. 8 If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
OBSERVATION: It is good to read the Bible and see what a great God we serve. It is good to see what He has done for us and what we can expect when we serve Him. But the Bible also speaks of what God expects from us. What is it that pleases God?
In this chapter, Paul gives some specific instructions on how we are to treat one another while we are living on earth.
APPLICATION: Loving and serving God should make a difference in how we treat those older than us and those younger. It makes a difference in how we treat widows and church leaders. We should not show partiality!
As children of God, in whom His spirit dwells, we should treat others as children of God in whom His spirit dwells! We should apply the principles presented in this chapter.
PRAYER: Lord, I have heard it said that someone was so spiritually minded they were of no earthly good. May that NEVER be said of me. And may it never be said of SOAP readers. Being spiritually minded should make us of more earthly good! May our lives be pleasing to you. Amen
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