Visiting with Mrs. Proverbs 31: Don't Try...DIE!

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10 An excellent wife, who can find?
For her worth is far above jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her,
And he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good and not evil
All the days of her life.
13 She looks for wool and flax
And works with her hands in delight.
14 She is like merchant ships;
She brings her food from afar.
15 She rises also while it is still night
And gives food to her household
And portions to her maidens.
16 She considers a field and buys it;
From her earnings she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength
And makes her arms strong.
18 She senses that her gain is good;
Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She stretches out her hands to the distaff,
And her hands grasp the spindle.
20 She extends her hand to the poor,
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household,
For all her household are clothed with scarlet.
22 She makes coverings for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them,
And supplies belts to the tradesmen.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing,
And she smiles at the future.
26 She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household,
And does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and bless her;
Her husband also, and he praises her, saying:
29"Many daughters have done nobly,
But you excel them all."
30 Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the LORD, she shall be praised.
31 Give her the product of her hands,
And let her works praise her in the gates.

5/28/08

Don't Try...DIE!

Are you ready for a chat with Mrs. Proverbs 31 that may leave your toes bruised? Mine are!!

Proverbs 31: 12 speaks highly of her relationship towards her husband.

" She does him good and not evil all the days of her life."

First of all the word translated 'good' here is the Hebrew word 'tob' and it means such things as lovely,
pleasant,
delightful,
beautiful,
excellent,
joyful,
kind,
and cheerful.

Are these words that describe you and me? Even more, are they words that describe us within our homes?
Isn't it easier sometimes to be cheerful at church? Joyful with your friends? Pleasant to the neighbor next door? Oh, but when you have had little sleep, the laundry is piled high, the kids are fighting and your husband comes home late...it becomes a bit tougher to be joyful, beautiful, lovely.

This Proverbs 31 woman does this all the days of her life?! How is that possible?!

Judging by this lady's fruit in verses like 26, it is easy to see her 'goodness' does not come from trying but rather from dying.

She fears the Lord, verse 30 tells us, thus she is in awe of Him and lives her life exalting Him and crucifying her own flesh. THAT is painful, but necessary to bearing Proverbs 31 fruit!!

Spending daily time with the Lord and constant meditation on His Word is the only way I can even hope to develop character that bears beautiful fruit! I desire to be a woman who builds her home in the same manner Mrs. P31 built hers...not to tear it down with my own hands (which I can be prone to do in my flesh!).

I pray today we would look first to Jesus to be filled with His love through His Spirit (Romans 5:5) and thus be beautiful, joyful, lovely and pleasant wives within our homes first!

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5/28/08

Don't Try...DIE!