About this episode
The episode discusses redefining retirement as a time for continued service to Christ rather than personal leisure.
Let a widow be enrolled if she… [has] a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 1 Timothy 5:10 Paul speaks about widows who are to be recognised, honoured, and supported (5:3). But he also speaks about widows who are to be enrolled or registered on a list (5:9). The qualifications for being on this list are different from the qualifications mentioned earlier: • Age: over sixty (5:9) • Fidelity: “the wife of one husband” (5:9) • Ministry: “a reputation for good works” (5:10) It seems that this list is not a register of people receiving support but of people offering service. Here were a group of older people who offered dedicated service to the Lord through the church. If you have brought up children, opened your home, helped folks in trouble, and devoted yourself to good deeds, your experience is a gift you can give in ministry to others in your golden years. As one elderly saint put it, “Who said that the dream is to make enough money so that you can go off somewhere with no responsibilities and spend your golden years on yourself…
People in this episode
Host: Colin Smith
Topics covered
- retirement
- service
- Christian ministry
- widows
- good works
- encouragement for seniors
Keywords
- retirement dreams
- Christian service
- widows in ministry
- good works
- golden years
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 1 Timothy 5:10, 1 Timothy 5:3, 1 Timothy 5:9
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