3Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. 4Then they can urge the younger women to love their husbands and children, 5to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
6Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. (Titus 2)
Thoughts: Spirituality and morality has age specific concerns. What tempts an older woman does not tempt a young man. Older women were told to not be slanderers or addicted. Younger women were encouraged to control their appetites. Titus was told to set an example of integrity and seriousness to the young men. Temptations change with age and circumstances. We should be slow to judge those who are tempted in different ways than us. Yet we all should reject temptation.
Prayer: Lord, lead me not into temptation but deliver me from evil.
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