“Who can find a virtuous and
capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.” Proverbs 3:10
A while back, I heard someone say in passing
about having been blessed by a friend declaring she was a Proverbs 31 woman. I
have a wooden plaque bearing a passage from Chapter 31 hanging on my bedroom
wall so it struck me as a good idea to further investigate what it’s all about.
I’ll be doing this over the next several posts.
We don’t hear much about virtue
anymore. Google defines it as behavior showing high moral standards. Google
offers synonyms like goodness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, honor,
decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness and purity. Whew! That’s quite a
list! I suppose it’s the feminine reflection of chivalry. That’s another
concept that has sadly gone by the wayside.
This is Old Testament teaching but that does not eradicate the value of
the lesson….OH!!...is it possible this could be a goal to aim for?
Yet, Jesus adds much to the
idea of virtue because it is expanded to reach far beyond our inner selves. It’s
asking us to live beyond what life and experience has taught us. We are called
to live beyond mere morality. We are called to live through the heart of God.
Let those of us without sin
cast the first stone.
There’s another aspect that the
life of Jesus brought into being. A woman doesn’t have to be virtuous and
capable to be more precious than rubies. Jesus showed our worth to be that of
His life. Rubies are no more than cut glass in comparison.
So even though I often fall
short of virtue and the rest of the list or when I make mistakes, Jesus is
alongside to encourage me to do better. Jesus makes me want to do better.
AMEN!
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