I am going for a little humor this week! The "word" is "old wives"! We find it only once in the New Testament! 1 Timothy 4:6-7:
6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained. 7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness. KJV
This phrase is the Greek word "graodes". Strong's Concordance says: cronelike, i.e. silly. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: old-womanish; anile, (Anile means doddering old woman! Doddering means to tremble or totter, typically because of old age; spent and nerve-weary. So, this is something that YOU will never have to deal with!) :) The very first time I read this verse I thought it was amusing, but I HAD heard a few "old wive's fables", so I thought I knew what it meant. Now that I am an 'old wife', I see it as much more important! I do NOT want to become someone who loses sight of the depth of the Word of God because I neglected to give it my full attention. I have found that the only way to gain, and to KEEP, a 'working knowledge' of the Word is to meditate on it, which means to think about, ponder, muse, to utter. Joshua 1:8 says this:
8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success. AMP
Writing my Truth Blog and this one has helped me stay active in the Word and has challenged me to keep thinking, studying, searching and reaching deeper into the things of God! I am forever grateful for that! And just to keep it YOUNG, here is Hillsong Kids with "Every Move I Make":
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
