What does it REALLY mean to be a Keeper at Home? Titus 2 Homemaking Unveiled!
I’m sure you’ve heard the term Keeper of the Home before. To me that conjures up the picture of taking care of a household from A to Z like preparing and serving meals, doing laundry, grocery shopping, budgeting, and taking care of children.
And while those are all definitely things we as homemakers do, that’s not the only, or even the most important part! In this video I’m sharing a deep dive into Titus 2:5 and what is really means to be a keeper at home. If you’d rather read than watch, keep scrolling…
In Titus 2:5, the KJV Bible says, “To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God. be not blasphemed.”
When you look up the phrase “keeper at home” in the Blue Letter Bible, the interlinear/concordance breaks it down into the root word for “keeper.” This word literally means the watch of the house. It means the “guard” or to “be ware”. It also means a stayer at home, i.e. domestically inclined.
So you can see that for sure it means a woman who is staying home to care for her household, but it doesn’t just mean on a physical level, but a spiritual level. This keeper at home is literally the gatekeeper of her home and family. She is the filter. She is the guard.
Taking it to the Merriam Webster dictionary, the synonyms given are protector, warden, custodian, and curator. (If you want an awesome list of synonyms for “keeper”, check out this thesaurus entry.
Wow wow wow! Do you see just how deep this gets?! Not only are we to care for our homes, but we are the protectors - we are to guard, protect, and defend. We are the wardens - we watch over, look after, and enforce rules. We are the custodians - we steward and nurture. And we are the curators - we carefully select the best of the best materials, content, and items to inspire, grow, and create a godly atmosphere in our homes.
So, fellow keepers at home, your role matters! It’s arguably the most important job in the world as we are growing and shaping our families to represent God’s kingdom. Not only are we growing people to be useful in this world, but we are shaping them with an eternal focus.
With all this in mind, doesn’t it just make you want to take a good look at what you’ve curated (either actively or unknowingly) into your home?
I recently was shocked at some things that had crept into my home that I selected, but didn’t realize some of the content until one day while doing homeschool with my 9-year-old and there it was! It was eye-opening for me to stay wide awake to what I’m allowing into our home and education…even if (and maybe especially if) it claims to be Christian.
But that’s a story for another time.
Take courage homemakers! Time is short and now’s the time to stay alert and on guard to protect your hearts and homes to be ready for Christ’s soon return!
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