- What are the details in these verses?
- Think about the who/what/where/when/why/how.
- This scripture is talking about a virtuous and capable wife; not just any woman.
- A virtuous wife is more precious than rubies.
- She’s an early riser to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day’s work for her servant girls.
- She’s a very fit and capable wife. She is careful and isn’t lazy about getting things done.
- She extends a helping hand to the needy.
- She speaks wisely with kindness.
- She is clothed with strength and dignity. She’s not afraid to laugh for fear of the future.
- What is the strong theme?
- A virtuous and capable wife.
- What stands out?
- A wife is to be virtuous and capable, not fearing, as well as strong and not lazy, and willing to extend a helping hand to the needy. She needs to speak wisely and with kindness.
- Nothing holds her back.
- We need to think about what it means to be virtuous. What does virtuous mean?
- Honorable with excellent morals, good ethics, and integrity. An honest and humble life.
- ~ A righteous life. Which means living right! Not right according to human thinking, but right in the eyes of GOD and HIS word. HIS word is a light to our path and a guide to lead us on the right path (we discussed this in a previous devotion.)
- Honorable with excellent morals, good ethics, and integrity. An honest and humble life.
- We also need to think about what it means to be more precious than rubies.
- A precious ruby is highly valued across the world.
- Through the ages, the ruby has represented nobility, purity, and passion. Read more here…
- In reality, translating that into a human perspective…
- ~ A Virtuous Wife is above these ideals of the ruby. She is more noble, pure, and passionate in her duty as a wife and mother. We can break this down more and more and on and on. However, I believe we get the idea. Study this more in your Bible study time. God’s word is full of nuggets and wisdom related to living a Godly life.
- ~ A Virtuous Wife is above these ideals of the ruby. She is more noble, pure, and passionate in her duty as a wife and mother. We can break this down more and more and on and on. However, I believe we get the idea. Study this more in your Bible study time. God’s word is full of nuggets and wisdom related to living a Godly life.
- Think about the who/what/where/when/why/how.
- “What is God’s word saying to me right now?”
- I have a lot of spiritual work to do related to being a virtuous wife/mother/grandmother.
- I need to get my vertical alignment right. See more about this below.
- How can I apply this to my own life?
- I need to rid myself of the world’s way of life and focus on God’s way of life.
- Put into action, a plan to convert to God’s way. Which means:
- Get into and stay in God’s living word and study it closely! Even more, than I do now.
- Make sure to clean up my act and get to bed early and rise early.
- Cut out all the noise and distractions of the world not related to living a Godly life as a wife/mother/grandmother.
- The list could go on forever… list the things that relate to you specifically in your own Bible study notes/journaling.
- What changes do I need to make?
- See the applying this to my own life section.
- The major thing to focus on is vertical alignment
- ~ Reading God’s word daily – more than before.
- ~ Praying
~ Attending Corporate Church services to interact with other like-minded folks. - ~ Sharing the Gospel with the lost and unbelieving people.
- ~ Extending a helping hand to the needy.
- * If you’re needy, don’t be ashamed to ask for help. It blesses God to see someone helping others who truly need it.
- ~ If you can think of other things that I missed, comment and share so we could all benefit.
- The major thing to focus on is vertical alignment
- See the applying this to my own life section.
- What action do I need to take?
- See everything just above. If you think of anything I didn’t, comment and share it so we can all benefit and learn.
Prayer: Dear Father God, thank You for who You are and what You do in our lives. I lift up all of the world to You. Everyone has something going on in their lives; whether it be illness, injury, some sort of loss, tragedies, everything bad and negative affecting lives. I pray that whatever Your will is in the lives of Your people, it will be a blessing to each one of us. Thank You for the Good News of the Gospel and for having Jesus as our Savior. I pray we live up to it. In Jesus’ name, amen.