Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 Timothy 5:9-16
by: Susan Bond.
“Idle hands are the devil’s workshop,” my mother-in-law says. Add to that a tongue that is not idle, and we have an not-so-pretty picture. (Did you hear the prediction that by 2024 a camera will be invented with a shutter speed so fast that it can take a picture of a woman with her mouth shut?—Sorry). I sound like I’m picking on women, and so does Paul. Worse yet, he’s picking on widows. Or is he? While I’m telling jokes, he is responding to real-life situations with wisdom. He is his brother’s (and sister’s) keeper, recognizing the temptations of the vulnerable. His words serve to build up the church, the bride of Christ.