1 Timothy 5:14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house… Nearly forty years ago in the South of England there was an earnest minister of Christ, whose duties often called him from home. He had a large family, and he feared sometimes he was paying them but little attention because of his many obligations outside. One day he was about to start on a journey, and he stood at the door half-way downstairs, and he heard a voice in prayer. It was the voice of his wife. He listened, and she was praying for the children by name, and when she came to one name, Charles, she said, "Lord, he has a daring spirit; whether for good or for evil, make it Thine own." And the minister, as he wiped away a tear said, "It is all right; I can go and serve the Lord; it is right with the children"; and that Charles for whom prayer was offered is the beloved brother whom we listened to in St. Andrew's Hall yesterday — Charles Spurgeon. Who will say that that mother is not a Christian worker? She toiled in her own home, and laboured for her own children; and if there are mothers here I would say, "Go, and do likewise." Parallel Verses KJV: I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. |
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