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feet, relieved the afflicted and diligently all encourage “the younger women [to]
followed every good work (1Ti 5:2,10). marry, bear children, guide the house,
Never become persuaded by worldly giving none occasion to the adversary to
philosophy that being a housewife and speak reproachfully” (1Ti 5:14).
mother is somehow a demeaning occu- Men, take heed; we owe a great debt to
pation. The world sells its false ideology our mothers, sisters and grandmothers be-
under the banner of equality, persuading cause without them we would be impov-
mothers to place little children into care erished. “Favour is deceitful, and beauty is
and return swiftly to a secular profession. vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD,
Beloved mothers, what God has given into she shall be praised.” “Her children arise
your hands is priceless; the world may up, and call her blessed; her husband also
tempt you with earthly remuneration, but and he praiseth her” (Pro 31:28,30). Why
God’s wages are eternal, and in that day not take a moment to send a text, write a
the material things of earth will be paltry card, make a call or embrace your own wife
in comparison. As Christians, we are rep- to express in your own words the sentiment
resentatives in this world to model God’s they long to hear: “Thank you for the work
truth, so hand in hand with Paul may we and worth of motherhood.”

Adorning the Gospel Continued from p. 17

of the truth” (1Ti 2:4). Therefore, we can how to speak a word in season to him that
apply Paul’s words to our lives as well: is weary: he wakeneth morning by morn-
“Withal praying also for us, that God ing, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the
would open unto us a door of utterance, learned” (Isa 50:4).
to speak the mystery of Christ, for which God is in control of our work life as
I am also in bonds: that I may make it well, and we can pray with confidence that
manifest, as I ought to speak” (Col 4:3-4). doors will be opened and that believers
Christ, seen as the Servant of Jehovah, can deliver the right message at the right
says: “The Lord GOD hath given me the moment in the right manner for Christ’s
tongue of the learned, that I should know glory.

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