“She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; And delivereth girdles unto the merchant.” (Proverbs 31:24 KJV)
This ideal woman, king Lemuel's mother is coaching him to seek out, is ingenious and industrious, intelligent and diligent. She is an enterprising woman! She is not limited by labels: as a wife, which she is one of no rival; as a mother, of whom she is the most loving known of; as a homemaker, at which she is the best at it, and any other labels assigned to stick on her, none can keep her from turning stones of opportunities. She carries all her roles with zeal, and executes it in exemplary fashion.
She takes the mantle of a businesswoman. She trades fine linens, and she produces what she markets. A skillful weaver that she is, she handles the loom making fine linens for clothes and tapestries, and she fashions girdles for tunics. Well rounded that she is, she takes care and runs the shipping department to ensure her products hit the merchants' shelves on time. She stays away from gossips and focuses on matters that matter for the well-being of her family and home.
She is the kind of person and wife we mirror on as daughters and sons of God by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. She is the woman spoken of in the epistle of Paul to Titus - “Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.” (Titus 2:3-5 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
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