Good Morning Friends,
“Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but
exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older
women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. -- 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.” (1 Timothy
5:1-2; 8)
How we treat people matters to God.
The people around us are to be treated in
ways that demonstrate our respect for them and in ways that are consistent with
the heart of God. They aren’t there to be used by us for our own benefit, but
to be treated in ways that will be helpful to them.
How we treat our family also matters to God.
There were those in New Testament times who
ignored their family’s needs and used their commitment to God as the excuse to
do that. They claimed that everything they had belonged to God, so they
couldn’t use it to meet their family’s needs. That’s a great misunderstanding
of God’s will. God cares about our family and He expects us to care for them
and provide for them, too. Many non-Christians are known for the good ways they
take care of their family. Christians must not be open to shame because of our
treatment of our families.
People matter to God and how we treat them is
a reflection of our love for and commitment to Him.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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