Proverbs 31:10-27

  Intro…A teacher gave her class of second graders a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: “My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?” When the test papers were turned in, the teacher was astonished to find that almost 50 percent of the students answered the question with the word “Mother.”  😀

  Today I want to talk about one of God’s great gifts to the world: women…..

  The Word of God makes it clear that the man is the head of God’s creation! If man is the head, then woman must be the crown. When God made woman, He was finished with His creation. Woman was the last creative act of God. You can make of that what you will!  😉

  Godly women are the backbone of the home and the church! Without godly women, their work, their influence and their abilities, we would have to shut the doors of the church and declare the home an unfit place to live.

  My message today is designed not to put women down. Instead, it is designed to put them where they belong, on a pedestal. It’s designed to speak to husbands, children, and families, to remind them of just how important godly women truly are.

  I want to take this passage, a passage that was written in praise of godly womanhood, and talk to you about the godly women. Notice several thoughts that present themselves in this passage today!

  Her Price – The word “virtuous” refers to “the strength of an army.” It refers to a person who is strong, has character and integrity. Such a woman is more valuable that all the wealth of the world. This is why Proverbs 18:22 says, “Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” If God has placed within your life some good, godly women, He has blessed you with something more valuable than any material possessions.

  The godly woman is trustworthy, and she always has the best interest of those she loves with her heart. Her mate, and all those around her, are blessed by and benefit from her diligence. Proverbs 19:14, “House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.” She is exactly what God designed her to be, “a help meet” for her mate, Genesis 2:18. She is his completer or as I like to say his other half. When God puts 2 godly people together, He knits their spirits and their hearts together and make them one. They are no longer two but one. Soulmates!

  This kind of woman is an asset, not a liability, to her family. Good comes to him that can be directly attributed to her. She supports and encourages her (other half). And she is faithful in helping him all her life. Proverbs 12:4, “A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband…”

  She Gives Of Her Talents – She labors, she shops, she cooks, she keeps the home. She is a giver of the abilities God has graced her with and her family benefits from her gracious gift of herself to those she loves. What would your house be without the ceaseless and selfless labor of the godly women God has given you?

  She Gives Of Her Time- She takes care of the necessary details of the home. She rises early, and she works late. She tends to the needs of her children, her husband and the others in her household. She is there when they are hungry, when they are sick, when they are broken and when they need someone who cares. She gives her live for those she loves.

  She Labors – Most men, and children, have no idea of the work a woman does! Men, children, you need to be sure you all do your part to help around the house. Just for the record, there’s no such thing as “woman’s work.” ^_^

  She Loves – The godly woman is moved by her compassion to make a difference in the lives of others. I see this trait in a lot of women. They seen to have a heart for people that most men sometimes lack. They see needs that most men often don’t see, especially in other women. They reach out in countless ways to help others.

  Imagine a world without that kind of heart.

  Although this was meant to be about godly women, I have to give credit where credit is due….I know several men who have this heart, who have this kinda compassion, who sees the needs and it breaks his heart, crying over them and spends countless hours praying and weeping over the needs of the ones they love.

  She Guides – She stands by to help those who need the benefit of her “woman’s intuition” and her wisdom. She offers counsel to her husband, to her children and the younger women who may seek her out. Wise are the individuals who listen to the counsel of godly women that God has placed in their lives. “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver,” Pro. 25:11.

  She is Gentle – She has a way of soothing the hurts of life. Whether it is the boo-boo suffered by a child, or the hard blows of life that have left her mate defeated, she has the power to lift others with the gentle medicine of her tender spirit. If a woman has stood beside you, lifted your spirits or made you laugh when you didn’t really feel like laughing or has been a refuge (a hiding place) for you…thank God for her!

  She Watches – She keeps her eye on those who have been given to her to love. She watches their lives to be sure they have what they need, and that they are walking the right path.  She sleeps with one eye open!  ^_^ 

  She Works – Whatever needs to be done, woman is willing to do it! Her primary concern is that the needs of her family are met.

   The book of Proverbs speaks of a contrast between the wise woman and the foolish woman. The Proverbs 31 woman does everything in her power to build up her home, while the foolish woman seems to be doing everything in her power to destroy the things she has been given.

   God did not give you your wife so that you would have someone to dominate. He did not give you a wife so that you could oppress her and be a little Napoleon in your home. He gave you a woman so that you could demonstrate His love to her like He demonstrated His love to you. Some of you men probably need to ask the Lord to forgive you for the way you have acted, then you need to apologize to your wife, and ask her to forgive you.

    Women….God did not give you your man to run over him, degrade him, disrespect him in public or private. We are told we are to submit to our husbands not subdue them. He is your “other half”, part of you, to be loved and chersished as he loves and cherishes you.

    A man by the name of George E. Bergman said, “Legally, a husband is the head of the house and a pedestrian has the right of way. Both are perfectly safe and within their rights as long as they do not try to confirm it!”

    If you have been blessed with a good, godly wife or a godly husband, you need to let them know that you love them, appreciate them, and that you are thankful for her/him! You are to pray with and for each other!

   “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered,” 1 Peter 3:7.

   Thank God for both good, godly women and godly men for each have each have a part to play in this drama called Life.

In His love,
Elizabeth