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Read:
Proverbs 31: 10-31
We can think that this
woman comes across as
a ‘superwoman’ with everything
she does. How
many of us can say we do all that? But
as I
was reading this chapter, I started to
see
‘spiritual meanings’ behind it.
In V:
15(Amp) it says ‘She rises while it is
yet night and
gets [spiritual] food for her
household’. ‘With her
savings [of time and
strength] she plants fruitful
vines in her
vineyard.’ (V: 16) I thought this could
refer
to planting spiritual seeds in her
children’s
lives, which will grow to be ‘fruitful
vines.’
‘She girds herself with strength
[spiritual,
mental, and physical fitness for her
God-given task]…’ (V: 17). She gives to those in
need
[whether in body, mind, or spirit] (v:
20).
She is clothed with strength and dignity,
(v:
25). She speaks godly wisdom giving counsel
and
instruction, (v: 26). She does not eat
the bread of
gossip, (v: 27). Her children
rise up and bless her,
and her husband praises
her by saying ‘…You excel
them all.’ (V: 29).
What makes this woman to be
‘A Woman of Excellence’
is her spiritual life. (V:
30). Her life is an
example of a life that God has
filled with
himself and has the out-working of His
character
in every area of her life. We may not be
doing
everything she does, in the natural sense,
but
we can be women of excellence too, by
being
clothed with Jesus Christ, and allowing
His
likeness to permeate every area of our
lives.
May our lives be a true reflection of Jesus
Christ.
By M.S.Lowndes.
Charm and grace are deceptive, and
beauty is
vain [because it is not lasting], but a
woman
who reverently and worshipfully fears the
Lord,
she shall be praised!
Proverbs
31:30
Precious Lord, help us see
True
beauty is found inside
When we develop godly
Character
And are clothed with Jesus
Christ.
By M.S.Lowndes
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