Month: July 2022

So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden. 1 Timothy 5:25 A few years back, a buddy and I were working on starting a recovery group. We invited several others to join, but no one was showing up and we felt like failures. We wanted to reach out…
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The sins of some people are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later. 1 Timothy 5:24 Most of us, in our drug addiction, have desired to keep it hidden. We know that others disapprove. We understand that it could destroy our families and careers. We get that it’s self-destructive.…
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No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments. 1 Timothy 5:23 One drink is too many and a thousand is never enough. For the alcoholic, even one drink is often disastrous. Still, I can’t begin to tell you how many problem drinkers I’ve…
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Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure. 1 Timothy 5:22 Last weekend was a three-day weekend, culminating on Monday, July 4th, which meant that we had a lot of family at our house. It was a fantastic time of swimming, boating,…
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In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality. 1 Timothy 5:21 It pains me to admit it, but I simply like some people more than others. This is natural. We all have an affinity for certain…
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As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear. 1 Timothy 5:20 The medical board in each state is responsible to assure the public that those practicing medicine in that state are fit to do so. When a physician has a problem…
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They learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. 1 Timothy 5:13 I once enjoyed working the overnight shift in the Emergency Room. It was busier at the beginning, but then I had more idle time at 3:00AM. When…
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Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, and having a reputation for good works . . . has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 1 Timothy 5:9-10 I volunteer a small amount of my…
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She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day . . . 1 Timothy 5:5 At one point in my life, success was my greatest enemy. While I was struggling with my drug addiction, when things got miserable enough, I…
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. . . She who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. 1 Timothy 5:6 I’m just so sick of this life. When I meet those newly admitted at the treatment center where I work, I always ask what brought them there. Sometimes they’re legally compelled and sometimes their families brought them. Frequently though,…
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